Immortal And Martial Dual Cultivation

by Srtyi

Reach the peak of immortal cultivation and become able to run amok without fear! Use the power of martial arts to rule the world and defeat heroes! The weather changes at the whim and wave of a palm. He who cultivates both immortal techniques and martial arts, who could possibly defeat him! Xiao Chen is a shut-in who purchased a ‘Compendium of Cultivation’. Soon after, he crossed o

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Chapter 152: Exceptional Saber Technique

Xiao Chen had become an Inferior Grade Martial Grand Master not too long ago; he had to stabilize his cultivation realm. He circulated the gushing Spiritual Energy in his body for one great cycle before finally sending it to the Dantian.

The gushing river immediately rose drastically. The tiny Azure Dragon swam around the river happily, occasionally causing splashes of water.

These splashes of water were the purest Essence. With just a thought, the river rose higher and the raging waves swelled up. A huge amount of Essence flowed out of the Dantian and flowed through the various meridians of the body.

The Essence permeated the meridians and entered the skin, flesh, and bones, continuously nourishing Xiao Chen's powerful body. When the Essence was exhausted, the Spiritual Energy absorbed from the surroundings flowed into the Dantian again. This never-ending cycle continued on, cycle after cycle.

Time flew by very fast while cultivating. When Xiao Chen opened his eyes, the sky was starting to become bright. He felt very refreshed as he stretched himself; he felt like he was filled with limitless energy.

"Kou! Kou! Kou!"

There was a knocking sound and Liu Ruyue's melodious voice could be heard through the door, "My little disciple, stop sleeping in, it is time to wake up."

Just as Liu Ruyue was about to continue knocking, Xiao Chen's door suddenly opened. When she saw Xiao Chen's refreshed look, she said, "Good spirits. Remember, in the future, you have to go to the dueling grounds at this time everyday. If you don't go, you will be punished. Let's go."

Xiao Chen nodded and said, "I have not eaten breakfast yet."

"Best to not eat, or else you might get a stomach ache," Liu Ruyue said casually with a smile on her face.

That serious?! Xiao Chen had a bad feeling. He followed Liu Ruyue and eventually they arrived at a wide dueling ground.

This dueling ground was very large, and it was made completely of Heavenly Mountain Stones. The domed roof was a hundred meters tall. When standing in there, one would feel very small. In the middle of the dueling ground, there were all sorts of equipment displayed very prominently.

However, in the large dueling ground, there was only Liu Suifeng practicing his Saber alone. It was extremely spacious but empty. When Liu Suifeng saw Xiao Chen, he smiled faintly as a way of greeting him.

"Elder Sister Ruyue, are there any exceptional Saber Techniques to pass on to me?" Xiao Chen said with a smile. When they arrived at the dueling ground, Xiao Chen felt a lot more relaxed.

Liu Ruyue scoffed and said, "With your foundation, you want to learn an exceptional Saber Techniques, not to mention a Heaven Ranked Saber Technique. You would not even understand the essence of an Earth Ranked Saber Technique."

This was not the first time that Liu Ruyue had said that Xiao Chen's foundation was bad. Xiao Chen felt slightly unconvinced even though he had switched to a saber without much training initially.

However, I am considered to be quite diligent in practicing and have not been lazy at all. Why does she say that my foundations are bad?

When Liu Ruyue saw Xiao Chen's slightly unconvinced look, she smiled, "If you are not convinced then execute your strongest Saber Technique against me. I guarantee I will not use a strength exceeding that of a Martial Grand Master."

Xiao Chen was also thinking of testing Liu Ruyue's strength. Back in Returning Cloud Hall, because Liu Ruyue had attacked him suddenly, he had been feeling unconvinced. Now was the opportunity he had been waiting for.

Xiao Chen held the Lunar Shadow Saber horizontally in front of him and smiled, "Then take a good look at the world's fastest Saber Technique. I will only execute it once, it will definitely make you admit defeat willingly."

"Ka Ca!"

There was a flash of cold light, a 'huang dang' sound and the Lunar Shadow Saber was suddenly pulled out of the scabbard. The instant it was pulled out of the scabbard, thunder crackled behind him. The Lunar Shadow Saber was now flickering with electricity.

"Drawing the Saber!"

Xiao Chen's momentum slowly increased, and soon, the saber light reached its peak speed and chopped at Liu Ruyue. At such a close distance and him making the first move, Xiao Chen was absolutely confident of making Liu Ruyue retreat.

Once Liu Ruyue retreated, the Rushing Thunder Saber Technique's never-ending chain of attacks would instantly be initiated. Each saber strike would be stronger than the last. His momentum would be slowly raised to an extreme. Even if he was not able to defeat her, it would get her to take him seriously.

"Dang!"

A melodious metallic clang rang out. Xiao Chen was not able to see how she drew her small saber from the scabbard. He discovered that Liu Ruyue's saber was even faster than his. Even though it was initiated later than his move, it struck the Lunar Shadow Saber violently.

A huge force traveled through the blade of the saber. Xiao Chen's right hand, which was holding the saber, felt numb. There was even an impulse to cast aside the Lunar Shadow Saber.

When the huge force was sent into Xiao Chen's body, he stumbled backward by two steps before managing to slowly steady himself. Liu Ruyue's fast saber strike filled his mind.

It was just an ordinary saber strike, not a Martial Technique like Drawing the Saber. However, its speed was inconceivably fast.

However, Xiao Chen was still unconvinced as he had not yet managed to execute the Rushing Thunder Saber Technique. If given the opportunity, Liu Ruyue would look at him in a different light.

Xiao Chen stomped forward and shouted. Thunder crackled again. The surging splashes from the gushing river in his Dantian turned into a large amount of Essence and flowed into the blade of his saber.

The saber lit up again and Xiao Chen executed Drawing the Saber again. However, there was no change in the result. Liu Ruyue did not move from her original spot. Despite moving later on, the small saber in her hand broke the saber technique immediately.

Seeing Xiao Chen staggering backward, Liu Ruyue's curled her lips and smiled, "This is the world's fastest Saber Technique? It is merely so-so."

After being mocked by a woman who was only slightly older than him, Xiao Chen became anxious. He continuously used Drawing the Saber but the result stayed the same.

Xiao Chen staggered backward again. He waved his hands and said, "We can't do it this way, you can't block this move of mine. Otherwise, I will not be able to execute the more powerful moves that come after this."

Liu Ruyue burst out in laughter, a rare charming expression appeared on her face. She said, "As you wish. Let me take a look at the world's fastest Saber Technique!"

Xiao Chen's eyes lit up. Right after Liu Ruyue spoke, he immediately executed Drawing the Saber. Liu Ruyue retreated backward and Xiao Chen immediately executed the Arclight Chop.

"Dang!"

Xiao Chen maintained the posture for the Arclight Chop but there was a flash of cold light that struck the handle of the Lunar Shadow Saber. This saber strike was fast and precise; it struck precisely at the space between the saber handle and Xiao Chen's fingers without hurting his fingers at all.

Liu Ruyue sheathed her saber back in the scabbard. There was a stern look on her face as she gave off a murderous intent, "I shall also release the world's fastest Saber Technique. I shall show you the true Drawing the Saber."

Right after Liu Ruyue spoke, she immediately drew her saber. The instant the saber left the scabbard, a rush of wind appeared out of nowhere. The saber glowed with a piercing light which caused Xiao Chen's eyes to hurt. As a natural reflex, Xiao Chen closed his eyes.

When he reopened his eyes, the howling wind had already stopped. Liu Ruyue withdrew her saber and stood upright, as though she had not done anything; as though everything that happened earlier was an illusion.

However, Xiao Chen felt a slight chill on his neck. He stretched out his hand to touch it and he felt a mild pain. It was unknown when, but a small wound had appeared on his neck.

He could not help but feel fear. If this wound had been slightly deeper, he would have lost his life.

However, he had been unable to react at all. When the resplendent light lit up, in the instant he blinked, he had already been struck. Furthermore, in the instant she had made her move, Liu Ruyue had absolute control over her strength.

Moving around freely, killing without batting an eyelid; this was the realm Liu Ruyue was in. Xiao Chen could not help but feel that it was funny. In the past, he thought he was already very fast. Now, he was thoroughly convinced.

Liu Ruyue smiled faintly, "Little Ye Chen, do you still have doubts about master's strength?"

Xiao Chen smiled embarrassedly, "I don't dare to anymore. I will always heed Elder Sister Ruyue's words in the future. Can you start teaching me now?"

A pretty smile appeared on Liu Ruyue's face. However, when Xiao Chen saw it, he could not help but shudder. "There are some weights over there for training the body. Put on a hundred kilograms of them then run twenty laps around the dueling grounds."

"You are not allowed to use Essence. If I discover any usage of Essence, I will seal your acupoints and double your punishment."

Xiao Chen looked at the huge dueling ground, one round would be at least one kilometer. He felt a headache coming on, "Elder Sister Ruyue, isn't this a little exaggerated."

Liu Ruyue smiled faintly and said, "First you mock your master, then you speak back. Run another ten more laps!"

Damn! Xiao Chen cursed in his heart. This Liu Ruyue looked like a gentle elder sister. Who knew that she would be so merciless when she became fierce.

When under someone else's roof, one has no choice but to lower their head. Xiao Chen walked over helplessly and slowly tied the weights to himself before starting to run. It was a good thing that his body was strong; he did not feel that it was too difficult.

Liu Suifeng had a big smile on his face as he watched Xiao Chen running slowly. He walked over to Liu Ruyue and said, "Sis, Xiao Chen was able to execute the Rushing Thunder Saber Technique with a crackle of thunder in every move; it was full of vigor. It could be said to be pretty good already. Why are you still giving him such a hard time?"

Liu Ruyue's pretty face revealed a faint smile, "This fellow is too proud, he is likely to already have significant fighting experience. If I don't do this, he will not listen. Furthermore, his foundations are indeed too weak and he should improve them further. There is still more to the potential of the Rushing Thunder Saber Technique."

Liu Suifeng thought of something and he said, "That's right, sis, what do you think of the matter I mentioned yesterday?"

"Listening To the Sword and Communicating With It?" Liu Ruyue appeared to be deep in thought. "Since Ye Chen was recommended by Feng Feixue and he previously saved Shao Yang and Xiao Meng, there should be no problem with his character.

"If he wishes to learn, there is no problem in teaching him. However, this Listening To the Sword and Communicating With It is too ethereal. Let's not deal with this for now."

Liu Suifeng looked at Xiao Chen's figure and said, "I feel that Qingyun Peak has a decent chance in the end of year competition."

When Liu Ruyue heard this, there was a look of melancholy in her eyes. She said indifferently, "All these years, I have been trying to prove myself. However, there has never been any suitable successor in Qingyun Peak. I hope I won't be disappointed this time."

Xiao Chen spent a total of four hours running thirty laps. Initially, he felt as if it was nothing. After all, with the strength of his physical body, there was not much fatigue even if he did not use Essence.

However, toward the end, Xiao Chen felt that something was wrong. There was definitely some special material under the surface of the dueling ground. He felt his strength being exhausted very fast.

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Chapter 153: Style of the Saber

Toward the end, every step he took made his entire body feel like it was falling apart. His breathing was labored and every step was extremely arduous. There were even a few times where he felt like he wanted to lie down and stop running.

However, when he looked at that pretty figure and saw her expression, he could not help but muster up some pride. He must not fall before her, that would be too embarrassing.

When he finally finished the last lap, Xiao Chen heaved a sigh of relief. He did his best to suppress the urge to fall over. Taking a deep breath, he sat down cross-legged and entered a cultivating state.

When one is tired and one's body is pushed to its limits, that is the best time to bring out one's potential when entering a cultivating state. Xiao Chen understood this principle in the past but there had never been anyone to monitor him like that, so he had never entered such a state of cultivation before.

Now that there was this opportunity, there was naturally no reason to give it up. The Purple Thunder Divine Incantation slowly circulated throughout his body. After the circulating Essence had completed a cycle, it permeated into the skin, flesh, and bones.

Xiao Chen felt a relaxing feeling he had never experienced before. His body felt extremely comfortable. The sweat on his body slowly evaporated, turning into white steam.

Liu Ruyue stood by the side watching all this happen. She revealed an unexpected smile. There was a look of reminiscence in her eyes, as though she was seeing her past self.

After a while, Xiao Chen slowly stopped the circulation of Essence in his body. He opened his eyes and met Liu Ruyue's gaze. He smiled faintly and stood up.

Xiao Chen said indifferently, "Elder Sister Ruyue, can you teach me now?"

Liu Ruyue smiled faintly, "Not bad, the Saber Technique you used should be the Rushing Thunder Saber Technique. I learned this Saber Technique before, when I was young. Later on, as it did not fit my style, I gave it up."

Doubt flickered in Xiao Chen's eyes, Liu Ruyue practiced the Rushing Thunder Saber Technique before? That was strange, didn't Feng Feixue say that it came from Heavenly Qin School?

Seeing Xiao Chen's doubts, Liu Ruyue explained, "It's not that strange. Heavenly Saber Pavilion has collected most of the Saber Techniques in the world, except for some inherited Martial Techniques."

"I had once given up on this Saber Technique due to its style. Let me ask you now, what do you think is the Rushing Thunder Saber Technique's style? Do you think it suits you?"

What is the Rushing Thunder Saber Technique's style? Xiao Chen had never considered this question before. He did not even think of whether he was suited for this Saber Technique or not.

However, after practising this Saber Technique for so long, Xiao Chen already had a rough idea of the style of the Rushing Thunder Saber Technique. After thinking for a while, it was not too difficult to answer, "Fierce and fast, pressing on with momentum, forceful and vigorous, like a gushing river. Once it starts, it's like an unceasing torrent continuously pressing forward."

Liu Ruyue nodded, "Looks like you have a pretty good understanding of it. However, the words you first used to describe it were just highlighting the special points of the Rushing Thunder Saber Technique, not its style.

"The style is the last bit you said, pressing forward continuously, never retreating. Retreating by a step can mean the difference between life and death; fighting desperately when confronting mortal danger. Before even fighting, you forced yourself onto a path of no return. Do you think this is suitable for you?"

When Xiao Chen heard this, he was suddenly enlightened — like a crackle of thunder going off in his head. Questions he could not answer in the past were suddenly clear to him.

He had always felt that his understand of the Rushing Thunder Saber Technique was lacking something.

Today, he finally understood what was he missing. He was missing the determination, an overflowing determination to never retreat even at the cost of his death.

However, was this a suitable style for him?

Xiao Chen could not help but think about this problem. After a long time, Xiao Chen's eyes lit up with determination. He recalled a lot of things before seriously saying, "I understand now. I am suitable for this style. Even if there are inadequacies now, I will never give up."

Liu Ruyue smiled faintly, "I feel that you are not suitable. When we exchanged moves earlier, you actually wanted me to let you have the first move in the hopes of taking advantage of it. That is definitely not the Rushing Thunder Saber Technique's style."

Xiao Chen could not understand, so he asked, "But my move was interrupted by you. How do I not retreat? That is impossible. Against an opponent of equal strength or cultivation realm, I will definitely not retreat."

"You are really stubborn. The amount of strength I used earlier definitely did not exceed that of a Martial Grand Master. If you don't believe me, you can try again." A smile filled Liu Ruyue's pretty face; it seemed like she was eager to give it a try.

Xiao Chen thought of the scene earlier and smiled embarrassedly, "Let's not, I believe you."

Liu Ruyue felt that that was unfortunate, she said, "Never mind then, I shall not mess with you anymore. It is a little early to be telling you all this, hence it is normal for you to not understand. Practice the eight basic moves of the saber first and then show me!"

Xiao Chen revealed an embarrassed expression, "I have not learned the basic saber moves before. When I was young, the clan only required us to practice Palm Techniques and Fist Techniques. The basics of saber was something optional. Back then, I had never thought of learning the saber, so I did not learn it."

When Xiao Chen was young, he was unable to condense his Martial Spirit. Thus, he had focused on trying to condense it. There was nothing for him to practice, not even mentioning Basic Saber Techniques."

Later on, after Xiao Chen had successfully condensed his Martial Spirit, he did not place much focus on basic saber moves because he had to learn too many things. As a result, although he did not slack during his training and cultivating, he had never truly practiced basic saber moves.

Liu Ruyue felt a headache coming, "Suifeng! Get your butt over here."

Liu Suifeng, who was practicing at the side, stopped what he was doing and quickly rushed over. He asked, "Sis, what's up!"

"I have been defeated by this fellow. You will teach him the eight basic movements of the saber. You have one day. I will come and check tomorrow." Liu Ruyue massaged her temples; she could feel a headache setting in.

"I shall leave first and will check tomorrow. That's right, leave the weights on his hands on." After Liu Ruyue spoke, she immediately left.

Liu Suifeng looked at Xiao Chen and asked in disbelief, "Ye Chen, did you really not learn basic saber moves before?"

Xiao Chen countered, "Is this important? I really have not learned it before."

Liu Suifeng smiled bitterly, "I really 'admire' you. Fortunately, you did not enter by going through the outer sect. Basic Saber Techniques are the foundation of all Saber Techniques. Heavenly Saber Pavilion has a rule, if Basic Saber Techniques have not been practiced to the Small Perfection, you cannot learn any Martial Techniques.

"So for people like us and cultivators who want to enter the Heavenly Saber Pavilion, Basic Saber Techniques must be practiced to the Small Perfection. Most people would practice them to the Middle Perfection, and there would be some, like my sis, who persist and practice till the Great Perfection."

Xiao Chen had not expected Basic Saber Techniques to be so important. He could not help but ask, "Then, until how far have you practiced your Basic Saber Techniques?"

Lui Suifeng smiled helplessly, "I am not that persistent. After I reached the Small Perfection, I stopped. Let's stop talking. It's not too late for you to learn."

Xiao Chen nodded and prepared to remove the weights on his hands. When Liu Suifeng saw what he was doing, he quickly stopped Xiao Chen. Xiao Chen could not help but say, "Don't tell me you are really going to make things difficult for a brother."

Liu Suifeng had a very serious expression as he said, "I am really not making things difficult for you. For you to be able to practice your Rushing Thunder Saber Technique until it can crackle with thunder is proof of your effort. Even in the history of Heavenly Saber Pavilion, there weren't many who could do that."

"My sis thinks highly of you, otherwise she would not have given you pointers on the style of the Rushing Thunder Saber Technique.

"The Rushing Thunder Saber Technique was created by a Saber Emperor. Although it is only a Superior Grade Profound Ranked Martial Technique, its potential is unlimited. If you really want to improve it, the Basic Saber Techniques have to be practiced to the Great Perfection. If you wish to learn it in such a short timespan, you would end up suffering a lot; there really is no shortcut."

When Xiao Chen heard this, he stopped what he was doing. Liu Suifeng started demonstrating the Basic Saber Techniques. There were only eight moves in the Basic Saber Techniques: Sweep, hack, push, pare, skim, swing, chop, and pierce. They were also known as the eight basics moves of the saber.

Since they were the Basic Saber Techniques, naturally, they were easy to understand. Xiao Chen only had to take a look before understanding. Then he started practicing on his own. Because he was wearing a hundred kilograms of weights, each movement was very difficult.

Liu Suifeng kept shaking his head non-stop, "Your legs should not be moving. Your arm needs to be raised higher. You should not pause when you sheath your saber."

When Xiao Chen actually practiced by himself, he found that there were a lot of mistakes. It was just eight simple movements, yet he kept making mistakes.

The morning slowly passed like this. Meanwhile, Liu Suifeng kept giving him pointers, sometimes demonstrating for him to see. He was not at all impatient, resulting in Xiao Chen being very grateful to him.

"Brother Suifeng and Brother Ye Chen, it's time to eat," came Xiao Meng's sweet voice from the dueling grounds. Shao Yang and Xiao Meng were carrying some food as they slowly walked over to them.

When Liu Suifeng saw this, he smiled faintly, "Let's stop for the morning. Don't listen to my sis. When I practiced the Basic Saber Techniques, it took me two years to reach the Small Perfection. It is impossible to grasp it within a day."

Xiao Chen wiped the sweat from his forehead and nodded to indicate that he understood. These eight moves were the foundation of all Saber Techniques, there were many changes but they still stayed true to these eight moves.

Since the Heavenly Saber Pavilion stated that one must practice the Basic Saber Techniques to the Small Perfection, naturally, there was a reason for this. After thinking about it, Xiao Chen could understand why.

Lunch was personally cooked by Xiao Meng. She first served two bowls of plain porridge to Xiao Chen and Liu Suifeng. Fearing that Xiao Chen would not understand, she said, "This is Elder Sister Ruyue's instruction. After intense exercise, you must drink some porridge first and fill the stomach before eating the main dish."

When Xiao Chen heard this, he smiled to himself. This woman is quite meticulous with the details, even the nutritionists on Earth said the same thing.

"Pu Tong!"

At that moment, Xiao Bai leaped out from the Spirit Blood Jade around Xiao Chen's chest. After it came out, it looked at Xiao Meng with big watery eyes.

"What a cute little fox!" Xiao Meng's face lit up with delight.

As soon as Liu Suifeng saw the red piece of jade on Xiao Chen's chest, he had a strange look on his face. He said, "Is this Spirit Blood Jade?"

Xiao Chen nodded. He had not released this little fellow for the past few days. When Xiao Bai smelled the food, it desperately wanted to come out.

Xiao Chen had interacted with these few people and found them to be kind, so he did not stop Xiao Bai.

"Is there still porridge? This little fellow is hungry," Xiao Chen asked as he looked at her.

Xiao Meng smiled slightly and nodded. After she filled a bowl full with porridge, she placed it in front of Xiao Bai. Xiao Bai revealed a cute smile and it rubbed its head against Xiao Meng. Xiao Meng was so happy that she laughed lightly.

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Chapter 154: The Strong Eating the Weak

After they drank the porridge and had their lunch, Liu Suifeng pulled Xiao Chen to the side and said, "Ye Chen, if I'm not wrong, your Spirit Fox has the bloodline of a Six-Tailed Spirit Fox."

Xiao Chen nodded, "Is there any problem?"

Liu Suifeng replied solemnly, "If there is no need, don't bring this fellow out of Qingyun Peak. Ye Chen, you should understand the concept of not revealing your wealth!"

Xiao Chen felt it was strange and asked, "Could it be Heavenly Saber Pavilion is that lawless?"

Liu Suifeng shook his head and smiled bitterly, "Qingyun Peak is naturally clean, but Heavenly Saber Pavilion is full of all sorts of people; there is a mixture of good and bad. It is not as pure as you think. The principle of the strong eating the weak applies here on a daily basis as well."

Xiao Chen frowned slightly; he could not help but be deep in thought. He thought of the outer disciples like Liu Chen. If the Heavenly Saber Pavilion was full of people like this, then Liu Suifeng's words had to be considered.

After they had lunch, Xiao Bai left the Dueling Ground with Xiao Meng without a conscience. Xiao Chen knew it did not like staying in the Spirit Blood Jade. After all, there was not much danger in Qingyun Peak. So, he let it be.

"Ye Chen, I have something going on in the afternoon and won't be able to accompany you. My apologies!" Liu Suifeng said apologetically to Xiao Chen.

Xiao Chen nodded his head; Liu Suifeng already patiently taught him for the entire morning. He was already very grateful for that; he did not need him to continue staying here to guide him. Furthermore, the eight basic movements of the saber did not require too much guidance.

Liu Suifeng smiled when he saw Xiao Chen nod, "Interesting; I shall be leaving first. Remember not to remove the weights on your body. Otherwise, if my sis sees it, I will be in for it."

Xiao Chen smiled faintly as he watched Liu Suifeng leave. He was not in a rush to practice the Basic Saber Techniques. After he had completely digested all the food in his body, he warmed up his body.

Relying just on his physical body, Xiao Chen started running slowly around the dueling ground. Xiao Chen experienced cultivating after his body reached the limits during the morning run; it was much more effective than usual.

After a while, Xiao Chen slowly ran around the dueling grounds five or six times. This time, he could clearly feel a mysterious absorption coming from below the Heavenly Mountain Stones. Every step he took, his physical strength would be sapped further.

This feeling was very familiar; after thinking for a long time, he finally remembered where he encountered this feeling. When he was at the towering stone platform in the Sage's Ancient Remnant at Savage Forest, every time someone climbed up the steps, they would exhaust a lot of Essence.

The difference between these two places was great; one absorbed physical energy, and the other absorbed Essence. However, they worked the same way; every time a step was taken, there would be a certain amount absorbed. However, Xiao Chen did not know if they were related.

Sweat slowly covered Xiao Chen's forehead. As Xiao Chen wiped the sweat off and continued walking, he could feel his physical strength being exhausted. He clenched his teeth and continued running.

Round after round, step by step in a tireless manner, he relied only on his physical strength and endured an endless loneliness. Xiao Chen continued running around the spacious dueling grounds.

Xiao Chen ran and ran and ran, but he still had not reached his limits yet. I must persevere! After running thirty rounds, Xiao Chen felt a little giddy, but he knew this was not his limit yet.

Xiao Chen continued running for fifty rounds before slowly coming to a stop. He controlled his body's impulse to immediately lie down and rest.

Xiao Chen slowly sat in a cross-legged position and entered a state of cultivation. He slowly circulated the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation, and the Essence started to flow into his meridians.

It was unknown how long Liu Ruyue stood quietly outside the door and watched Xiao Chen. Seeing Xiao Chen struggle, she seemed to see her younger self.

Because the older generation had passed away, the originally bustling dueling ground became incomparably cold. However, she still dragged her young body around, running continuously like Xiao Chen was doing now.

Resisting the limitless loneliness and relying on the power of her determination, she finally reached where she was, step by step.

The Essence permeated thought Xiao Chen's meridians and entered his skin, flesh, and bones. His whole body went numb again; his sweat evaporated continuously, creating pillars of white steam.

The cells of his skin, flesh, and bones started to undergo this intense activity. After his body was pushed to the limits and tempered continuously by Essence, it grew even stronger.

After a while, Xiao Chen opened his eyes and stretched himself. There were crackling sounds coming from the bones all over his body. Even crisp crackle made him feel very spirited.

"Elder Sister Ruyue, why are you here?" Xiao Chen heard footsteps and turned around to discover Liu Ruyue dressed in tight-fitting long robes walking over slowly to him.

Liu Ruyue revealed a warm smile; her mature charm was now completely unleashed, "That brat Suifeng goes to Jade Maiden Peak every afternoon. I felt worried and came over to take a look."

"You should have already learned the eight moves of the saber. Show it to me now."

Xiao Chen nodded his head and drew his saber with a 'huang dang' sound. He focused himself and stepped forward with his right foot. His saber caused a pleasant wind as it swept across the air; this was the first move of the Basic Saber Techniques, sweep.

The saber paused in midair for a while then he took a step forward with his left foot. His feet were pressed together. and he shouted lightly. The saber hacked downwards; this was the second move, hack.

The instant the saber landed and moved to its lowest point, Xiao Chen took a step back and raised the saber. This was the third move, push!

The remaining five moves, pare, skim, swing, chop, and pierce were all demonstrated with each step continuously. Although it was somewhat unproficient, he had barely achieved it in one breath.

Liu Ruyue nodded lightly and smiled, "Not bad; at least the basic movements and steps are correct. It still lacks some vigor and coherence. However, just take it slowly.

"Use your eight basic moves against me, and I will slowly guide you. You will understand after a while. These Basic Saber Techniques was created by a predecessor after spending tens of thousands of years on it. It is very important to a saber user."

Hearing Liu Ruyue wanted him to exchange blows with her using the Basic Saber Techniques, Xiao Chen felt overwhelmed by his master's favor. A Martial Saint was willing to exchange blows with him, teaching him the Basic Saber Techniques. Literally, no one else got to enjoy such treatment before.

"Elder Sister Ruyue, this is not right. It is just the Basic Saber Techniques; I can practice it on my own. There is no need to waste your time," Xiao Chen rejected her offer.

An impatient expression flashed on Liu Ruyue's pretty face. She said, "Stop dawdling. A man should be more direct. You are more sensitive and frustrating to deal with than a woman."

Xiao Chen did not dare to disobey. He drew his saber and stood across from Liu Ruyue. Liu Ruyue revealed a smile and said, "That's the way; I'll make the first move."

After she spoke, there was a cold gleam. Liu Ruyue's small saber moved forward and pierced towards Xiao Chen's chest. This was the pierce of the Basic Saber Techniques.

It was just a simple pierce, and Liu Ruyue made it look very vigorous, causing one not to dare underestimate its power. Xiao Chen remembered he could only use the eight basic moves of the saber. He quickly used push and sent his saber up, blocking Liu Ruyue's move.

This was not a true fight; it was only an exchange of pointers. Thus, there was no killing intent. While they exchanged moves, Liu Ruyue would occasionally give Xiao Chen some pointers, telling him of his mistakes.

Then she would demonstrate it, showing the correct form to Xiao Chen with a serious expression. Xiao Chen had pretty good talent in the first place. With a few exchanges, he experienced a speedy improvement. Soon, he found the feeling of it.

The days in Qingyun Peak passed slowly like this. Liu Ruyue would come and exchange blows with Xiao Chen every afternoon. Aside from the Basic Saber Techniques, Xiao Chen would take some time to run around the dueling grounds.

Every day, he would push his body to the limit and then cultivate, tempering his body continuously. Now, Xiao Chen was able to run around the dueling grounds a hundred times easily.

In the night, Xiao Chen would lie on his bed and read the Flowing Cloud Scripture Lu Chen gave him, sorting out the energies within his body. Because of the Battle Sage Origin, his meridians were somewhat chaotic.

These were the rare peaceful days where he could systematically manage everything he learned after he left Mohe City. When there was anything he did not understand, he would go to Liu Ruyue to ask for help, and he would always obtain a satisfactory answer.

Although his cultivation did not increase by much in these days, his personal fighting strength had reached an unprecedented peak after he dealt with his problems.

In the blink of an eye, two months passed. Xiao Chen's improvement in the Basic Saber Techniques was good. He already reached the peak of the Small Perfection.

After training the Basic Saber Techniques to this level, Xiao Chen could obviously feel the strength of the Rushing Thunder Saber Technique increase significantly when he executed it again.

Furthermore, he comprehended it at a deeper level. He was just just short a step of getting his previously incomplete merger of his insights to the realm of perfection.

In the end, there were some unfortunate manners. The thing he wanted to learn the most, Listening To the Sword and Communicating With It, was rejected by Liu Ruyue. She only said it was not time yet.

Since he was asked her of this favor, Xiao Chen could not push too hard. The most important thing was Liu Ruyue treated him really well in the past two months.

On this day, Xiao Chen did the same as usual. He got up early and prepared to go to the dueling ground. The instant he opened his doors, he discovered Liu Ruyue and her brother, as well as Shao Yang and Xiao Meng. They were standing outside his open door with a smile.

Xiao Chen asked in confusion, "What day is today? Are we not going to the dueling grounds? Why did you guys come here?"

Liu Suifeng chuckled, "You guessed correctly. We do not need to go to the dueling grounds today. We were afraid we would miss you. So, we came earlier to tell you the news."

Liu Ruyue smiled warmly and continued, "Today is the day the Supreme Elder of Divine Saber Camp will give a lecture. That is the Supreme Elder, a Martial Monarch. So, I decided we will all go together."

A Martial Monarch Supreme Elder, a fervent light lit up in Xiao Chen's eyes. There was a ripple in his normally calm heart. However, it was not surprising. A Martial Monarch was the strongest cultivator of the Great Qin Nation; or at least that it is what everyone knew.

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Chapter 155: Fragrant young Lady

Each of the ten known Martial Monarchs guarded a zone. Everyone wanted to listen to them give a lecture, but it was impossible to. Xiao Chen had not expected that Heavenly Saber Pavilion had a Martial Monarch to personally give lectures; such opportunities were rare.

Although it was not a one-on-one guidance, listening to him, or even having a glimpse of him from afar, could help them greatly on their path of cultivation.

Liu Ruyue lightly blew a whistle, and a green bird slowly flew to them. She took the lead and leaped onto it.

Then she said to Xiao Chen, "Ye Chen, get on. Come with me!"

Lui Suifeng smiled and said, "Sis, can you not be so biased. I am your blood brother after all!"

"You're up to your old tricks again… Even if you had half the amount of perseverance that Ye Chen has, and went less often to Jade Maiden Peak to flirt with the female disciples, I would still not let you walk to Heaven Ascending Platform," Liu Ruyue scolded as she sat on the green bird.

When Shao Yang and Xiao Meng heard this, they could not help but snicker. Under Liu Suifeng's jealous gaze, Xiao Chen climbed onto the green bird and flew off into the horizon with Liu Ruyue.

High in the sky surrounded by clouds, Xiao Chen was sitting behind Liu Ruyue. The bird advanced forward through the clouds. Occasionally, other people on birds flew past them; they were cultivators going to the Heaven Ascending Platform as well.

The green bird was only so big and it was difficult for Xiao Chen to avoid touching Liu Ruyue occasionally; this caused Xiao Chen to be perturbed.

Occasionally, there would be a slight breeze, causing Liu Ruyue's hair to hit Xiao Chen's face. The womanly fragrance of her hair entered Xiao Chen's nose. As this was a new experience for Xiao Chen, he did his best to control the natural reaction of his body.

This was something that caused his heart to race and was extremely exciting, but he had to control himself. Xiao Chen was suffering; the desire in his heart grew greater and greater.

In that very moment, an elegant ship was flying behind them. The ship was covered in all sorts of gold decorations; it looked very glorious.

The ship had a fluttering black banner with the word 'Song' (宋) written on it. This was the Biyun Peak's warship.

Standing on the bow was the son of the Biyun Peak's Peak Master, Song Qianhe. He was dressed in elegant clothes, and he looked very handsome. His hands were on the railing, and his clothes were fluttering; he looked very graceful and confident.

There were a few other people on the deck; they were the disciples of Biyun Peak. They were as numerous as the stars. They all stood behind Song Qinghe, making him look even more dignified.

"Senior Sister Liu, there is still quite a distance to Heaven Ascending Platform. Why don't you join me on the ship!" the young man shouted and revealed a smile when he saw Liu Ruyue.

As Xiao Chen turned around to take a look, he that felt the scene in front of him was incredibly familiar. After thinking for a while, he realized what it was. This was similar to the sons of rich people driving around in their Mercedes-Benz trying to pick up girls.

He could not help but smile to himself; no matter where one was, there would always be this kind of 'perfect guy.' Liu Ruyue acted like she did not hear him. She did not even turn her head, and directed the green bird to continue flying forward.

The young man could not help but feel anxious. He thought that Liu Ruyue had not heard him and he repeated his words even louder. However, Liu Ruyue was even more direct this time. She directed the green bird to suddenly double its speed, leaving that group of people behind.

When Song Qinghe understood the situation, he smacked the railings furiously. He saw Xiao Chen riding behind Liu Ruyue and a murderous intent appeared in his eyes. He said in a sullen voice, "Who is the brat behind Liu Ruyue? I've never seen him before."

A person beside him replied, "That is the disciple Liu Ruyue accepted recently. His name seems to be Ye Chen or something like that. He is 16-years-old, and he is an Inferior Grade Martial Grand Master."

The one who replied was called Zhang Jin, and within Biyun Peak, he was a well known gossiper. He was not particularly strong, but he enjoyed listening to gossip. This was why he was especially knowledgeable on such matters.

Song Qianhe frowned slightly as he was astonished. Liu Ruyue actually accepted a disciple, has she not given up yet?

This brat was so close to Liu Ruyue that she even let him ride the bird with her. He had eyed such a position for many years already.

However, Liu Ruyue had always ignored him, completely not caring about him at all. When he saw Xiao Chen occupying such a position, he wished that he could immediately go over and kick him off.

"What kind of background does this brat have? How did he enter Heavenly Saber Pavilion?" Song Qianhe continued to ask.

Zhang Jin quickly answered, "He came bearing Feng Feixue's recommendation letter and entered Qingyun Peak. However, he does not seem to have much of a background. If he did, then he would not have been placed in Qingyun Peak."

Song Qianhe's eyes lit up as he smiled coldly, "If he has no background then it will be easy to deal with him. Liu Ruyue, I will make sure you give up. Regardless of the situation, Qingyun Peak will end up as just a piece of history."

Meanwhile, on the green bird, Xiao Chen found it strange, so he asked, "Elder Sister Ruyue, why did you ignore the person who invited you onto the ship?"

A cold light appeared in Liu Ruyue's eyes as she replied in a cold voice, "Don't mention that person. He is just a dreg of society, the same as his father. If I boarded his ship, I'm afraid I would not be able to resist strangling him."

Xiao Chen quickly kept quiet, he knew that he had asked about something he should not have. Suddenly, there was a melodious bird cry coming from above them. Lu Chen was descending slowly from above, riding on a similar bird.

If he had looked carefully, he would have realized that the green bird Lu Chen was on was almost identical to the green bird they were riding on, regardless of its shape or color.

"Elder Sister Ruyue, you are going to Heaven Ascending Platform, right? Let's have a wager on who will arrive first. The loser will give the winner ten Inferior Grade Spirit Stones," Lu Chen smiled faintly as he spoke.

Liu Ruyue rolled her eyes at Lu Chen. She replied in an irritated tone, "Stop speaking nonsense, can't you see I have a passenger with me?"

Lu Chen smiled faintly and did not seem bothered, "Never mind, let's talk about proper matters. I went to Saber Prison and saw Leng Tianyue, he wants to meet your disciple."

Xiao Chen was astonished and had an uncomfortable look on his face. Back then, he had saved Leng Liusu from Leng Tianyue's grasp. After that incident, Xiao Chen did not change his appearance as he knew Leng Tianyue was locked up.

Liu Ruyue smiled coldly, "Leng Tianyue… who does he think he is? We will speak again after he gets out. My disciple is not someone he can simply meet just because he wants to!"

"Well, I've already passed on the message. Whether Ye Chen goes or not, it's up to him. I'll get going then." After Lu Chen spoke, he flew up into the sky on the green bird, disappearing from their sight.

Xiao Chen felt very astonished at Liu Ruyue's words. He did not expect her to be so direct, especially her last sentence; it had moved Xiao Chen.

The green bird continued flying for a while until a towering mountain peak surrounded by clouds appeared before them. The top of the peak was like Heaven Viewing Platform, as though it had been flattened by someone. There was a huge plateau there; that was the Heaven Ascending Platform.

The Heaven Ascending Platform was different from the Heaven Viewing Platform. It was completely bare with not even a single building; there was only a tall stone platform. On the empty ground below the stone platform, there were crowds scattered around, all trying to get a good spot.

As they were about to arrive, Xiao Chen could not help but ask, "Elder Sister Ruyue, don't you want to know why Leng Tianyue wants to meet me?"

Liu Ruyue smiled faintly, "I don't care who you were in the past, all you have to remember is that you are now my disciple. Leng Tianyue committed a grave mistake and is locked in Saber Prison. He will never be able to get out in this lifetime.

"He probably does not have any good intentions in wanting to meet you. Curiosity killed the cat. Don't let me catch you sneaking off to meet him."

While the two of them spoke, Liu Ruyue directed the green bird to land slowly on the Heaven Ascending Platform. Liu Ruyue took the lead and jumped off before bringing Xiao Chen to an isolated corner to rest.

The people on the platform were mostly people like Xiao Chen; they had ridden flying Spirit Beasts or warships over. There were still many people below the mountain peak rushing over.

At that moment, a sparkling and translucent jade ship slowly flew over from the horizon. There was melodious music coming from the jade ship. There was a faint mist surrounding the ship, similar to that of the legendary celestial ships.

The instant this ship appeared, it immediately attracted the attention of everyone on the platform. When they looked up, they could see all sorts of pretty women standing on the bow of the ship. They were very shapely and continuously sent forth melodious laughter.

"Jade Maiden Peak's ship is here. I hear the number one beauty of Jade Maiden Peak, Chu Xinyun, will be coming as well."

"Is that true? This Chu Xinyun normally stays on Jade Maiden Peak. Although her reputation is widely renown, I have never seen her personally before. I wonder if she really is as pretty as the rumors say."

"She is one of the three flowers of our Heavenly Saber Pavilion. Aside from Liu Ruyue and Leng Liusu, there are no other women in Heavenly Saber Pavilion who can compare to her."

Xiao Chen's ears were very sharp, he could hear all the things these people were saying. He turned and took a look at Liu Ruyue's graceful features; her exquisite face gave off a tasteful maturity.

He could not help but wait in anticipation of this famous woman of Jade Maiden Peak, Chu Xinyun.

The jade ship slowly landed, and a bevy of young girls slowly came down from the ship. Amidst the Spirit Energy filled Lingyun Mountain Range, the beauty of these girls was a treat for the eyes.

After a while, amidst everyone's expectant gaze, a girl dressed in white casually walked off the ship . When she opened her eyes, it was like a deep starry night. Her hands were soft, her skin was smooth, her neck was long, her teeth were white and neat; she was a beauty of beauties.

A faint smile appeared on her lightly powdered exquisite face. Xiao Chen took one look and felt as though his soul was being ripped out.

Was she smiling at me? Every male was asking themselves the same question that Xiao Chen had in his head. Xiao Chen could feel his heart beating faster.

"Is Chu Xinyun pretty?" Liu Ruyue suddenly asked in a teasing tone.

Xiao Chen replied subconsciously, "Pretty!"

"As pretty as me?"

"Almost!"

"Almost your head!" Liu Ruyue violently hammered Xiao Chen's head with her fist. "That little demon completely charmed Suifeng. If you get charmed by her too, I will throw you off Qingyun Peak."

Xiao Chen recovered his wits and rubbed the swelling lump on his head, moaning in pain as he did so. He sighed in his heart. An undeserved disaster… Looks like regardless of where one is, one should not talk about another girl in front of a pretty girl.

Especially when the other girl is prettier than her. This result was very good proof of that.

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Chapter 156: Damn Lascivious Bastard

"Liu Ruyue!"

While Xiao Chen's thoughts were in disarray, he heard a delicate voice. He looked in the direction of the voice, and he was startled. It was Leng Liusu. He subconsciously hid himself behind Liu Ruyue.

Liu Ruyue also saw Leng Liusu. She frowned slightly, and a cold look appeared on her face. She looked at Leng Liusu, who was in a red dress, and smiled coldly, "I thought Leng Tianyue already killed you. I did not expect to see you so healthy and active."

"Sorry to disappoint you, but I am not dead yet. I even advanced to Martial Saint," Leng Liu Su retorted without backing down.

The atmosphere seemed very volatile. Was every pretty woman in Heavenly Saber Pavilion at loggerheads with Liu Ruyue? Xiao Chen was starting to get a headache when he suddenly had a bad feeling.

Indeed, LengLiusu had seen Xiao Chen hiding behind Liu Ruyue. She felt he looked somewhat familiar and said, "Who is sneakily hiding behind you? Your new disciple? Is he too ashamed to be seen?!"

When Liu Ruyue heard this, she looked at Xiao Chen strangely and pushed him to the front, "What is there to be ashamed of? What are you afraid of?"

Xiao Chen wanted to cry, but he was unable to. He truly was afraid of meeting her. He originally thought that it was a blessing to be able to avoid meeting Leng Tianyue. Never did he realize that he would bump into someone whom he wished to avoid even more — Leng Liusu.

"Turn around and let me take a look at you!" The more Leng Liusu looked at Xiao Chen, the more familiar she felt him to be.

Damn it! I've been discovered. Xiao Chen turned around and smiled faintly, "We meet again miss Leng."

"It's you…" Leng Lisu was stunned for a while before she managed to get out those words. Just as Xiao Chen was about to exhale in relief… "YOU DAMN LASCIVIOUS BASTARD! How dare you appear in front of me again. I will hack you to death!"

There was a 'huang dang' sound as Leng Liusu drew her saber from its scabbard and hacked it towards Xiao Chen quickly. There was a resplendent light on her saber as she fired off some saber Qi at him.

Xiao Chen was startled and quickly dodged. The saber Qi continued flying toward Liu Ruyue who had been standing directly behind him. Liu Ruyue snorted and pulled out her small saber. With a 'shua' sound, she shattered the saber Qi.

Leng Liusu saw Xiao Chen dodge and she made her saber buzz, reverberating the air. Xiao Chen felt as though the Lunar Shadow Saber was about to escape on its own.

"Weng!" The small saber in Liu Ruyue's hand also started to buzz non-stop. She dashed in front and stood in front of Xiao Chen, blocking Leng Liusu's attack.

"Bang!" The two sabers clashed, and there was a resounding metallic sound. Liu Ruyue stood in her original spot without having moved, but Leng Liusu had to take three steps backward before she could dissipate the force from the saber.

The sabers in their hands buzzed continuously. Liu Ruyue and Leng Liusu entered the state of Listening To the Sword and Communicating With It; its effect immediately spread throughout the surroundings.

In a radius of a thousand meters, everyone's weapon started vibrating. The sabers of some of the weaker cultivators actually flew out and stuck themselves in the ground in front of Liu Ruyue and Leng Liusu.

Soon, there were hundreds of sabers stuck in the ground. The nearby cultivators all came to watch. As the status of the two people fighting was not clear, no one dared interfere.

"Liu Ruyue, are you preventing me from killing this lascivious bastard?" Leng Liusu looked at Liu Ruyue and said aggressively.

Liu Ruyue smiled coldly and said, with no intention of backing down, "You keep saying my disciple is a lascivious bastard. Just because you said it, does that mean he is a lascivious bastard? You are the lascivious bastard. Since you keep claiming this, then tell me how he took advantage of you."

"He… he…"

Liu Ruyue's words were so vicious that they caused Leng Liusu to blush deeply for a long time. However, how could she speak of such an embarrassing thing in front of everyone.

Leng Liusu stomped her foot and said furiously, "Don't let me see you again. Otherwise, I will kill you." After she spoke, she glared angrily at Xiao Chen before leaving.

Just like that, the disturbance calmed down. When the surrounding people realized that were was nothing else to see, they all started to retrieve their sabers and leave. Before they left, everyone gave Xiao Chen a meaningful glance.

Their meaning was clear even without them having to say it out loud. You are really 'awesome', you even dare to molest the daughter of the Pavilion Master. Xiao Chen was not even able to retort to that, there was no way for him to explain himself. Looks like the title 'lascivious bastard' was going to spread throughout Heavenly Saber Pavilion.

Liu Ruyue returned her saber to its scabbard before walking a few rounds around Xiao Chen, sizing him up. There was a faint smile on her face, which made one wonder what was she thinking about.

Xiao Chen felt very uncomfortable being scrutinized like that. He tried to explain, "Elder Sister Ruyue, it is actually all a misunderstanding. I really did not do anything."

Liu Ruyue smiled faintly, like a flower blossoming, there was nothing more beautiful that could be imagined. She patted Xiao Chen's shoulder, "You don't have to explain anymore. Little Ye Chen, I understand!"

"I really can't tell. You look so prim and proper, yet you are capable of such things!"

Xiao Chen felt incredibly depressed. He finally understood the fatty's pain. Just when he was able to explain, a warship flew over from the horizon again.

It was a warship forged entirely of black Profound Iron. The banner on the bow of this ship had the word 'Zhong' (钟) on it.

Standing on the bow of the ship was a man dressed in black. His gaze was like lightning as his eyes swept across the platform. The people who were looked at by him felt as if their hearts were being stabbed with a sword; it was extremely unbearable.

"Qianduan Peak's Zhong Xuan is here. There is going to be a good show soon. I wonder what kind of expression he will make when he finds out about what happened earlier.

"He has been chasing after Leng Liusu for many years already. However, he has not even been able to touch her hands. This is going to be interesting."

The people below were all discussing the recent events. Many of them were glancing at Xiao Chen, causing him to feel very uncomfortable. They were rejoicing in Xiao Chen's misfortune.

The black warship shook for a bit before stopping. Zhong Xuan slowly led the Qianduan Peak's disciples to a corner. There were some people who knew Zhong Xuan, and they quickly rushed over to tell him what just happened.

Zhong Xuan stopped moving, and his expression immediately turned sullen. His footsteps were heavy as he lead the Qianduan Peak's disciples over to Xiao Chen, filled with murderous intent.

"Ye Chen right?" Zhong Xuan stopped and stood about three meters away from Xiao Chen as he spoke. He was completely unleashing his aura, focusing his killing intent on Xiao Chen, and enunciating every word he spoke.

He looked at Xiao Chen, who was hiding behind Liu Ruyue, and said, "Dare you step forward?"

His murderous intent was clear in his tone; he was not concealing it at all. If Xiao Chen stepped forward, he would definitely be greeted with a fierce attack.

He is openly mocking me, and he immediately stepped forward to kill me over an unfounded story, Xiao Chen thought angrily as his own killing intent slowly extended out and his right hand was already on the Lunar Shadow Saber's handle.

"Do you dare say that again?" Liu Ruyue suddenly spoke in an icy manner just as Xiao Chen was about to make his move. A cold look appeared on her pretty face.

Zhong Xuan's chest tightened as he thought of Liu Ruyue's past achievements and could not help but curse in his heart. He was too rash today. With his Superior Grade Martial Saint strength, he would not able to do anything in front of Liu Ruyue.

However, if he retreated in a sorry state in front of everyone, he would definitely become a laughing stock in the future. Furthermore, there were plenty of Qianduan Peak disciples behind him as well. He might not lose to Liu Ruyue.

Thinking of this, Zhong Xuan could not help but smile coldly, "Why would I not dare!"

"Dang!"

Right after Zhong Xuan spoke, there was a flash of cold light. The saber blade was already right before his eyes, and some strands of his hair were slowly falling to the ground.

Zhong Xuan was astonished. He pushed his feet off of the ground and retreated backward. However, Liu Ruyue was much faster than him. Her saber chopped downwards and a crack immediately appeared on his Battle Armor around his chest; there was blood flowing out from the crack.

The surrounding people all took in a breath of cold air. If this Battle Armor had not absorbed some of the impact, Zhong Xuan could have been chopped into two halves.

Xiao Chen's eyes lit up, Liu Ruyue's move was the 'chop' of the Basic Saber Techniques. He did not expect it to unleash such might when executed by her.

Blood spurted out from his wound, and it was incredibly painful. Zhong Xuan was truly angered now; his right hand moved backward, wanting to draw his saber. There was a 'huang dang' sound, but he only managed to draw his saber out halfway before it got pushed back in by Liu Ruyue's left hand.

The wind howled as she used her right leg to kick his chest at lightning speed. Her foot landed on his chest with an instant bang.

Liu Ruyue had controlled her strength very well; Zhong Xuan was not kicked hard enough to fly into the air, he just fell onto the ground. There were 'ka ca ka ca' sounds coming from his back; he had broken numerous ribs.

When Zhong Xuan wanted to stand up, Liu Ruyue mercilessly stomped on his chest. Zhong Xuan grunted in pain; blood leaked from the corner of his mouth as he lay on the ground again.

Although it took so long to describe this, all this happened within just a few breaths of time. The two of them had only exchanged one move with each other. The Qianduan Peak disciples were all unable to react in time.

By the time they reacted, Zhong Xuan had already been severely injured by Liu Ruyue. He was lying on the ground, unable to move.

Zhong Xuan was the top disciple of Qianduan Peak — he was as good as the Peak Lord's first grandson — he was also Qianduan Peak's true inheritor. If anything happened to him under the nose of everyone here, they would not have a happy ending either.

The Qianduan Peak disciples all drew their sabers and quickly rushed at Liu Ruyue. Liu Ruyue laughed coldly and raised her aura. All the surrounding people could not help but tremble.

"This is the aura of a Superior Grade Martial Saint. She has actually already became a Superior Grade Martial Saint. How horrifying."

"No wonder she was able to defeat Zhong Xuan in one move. Their strength differed by too much."

Under this horrifying aura, the Qianduan Peak disciples all stopped. They all looked at Liu Ruyue with shock-filled faces, not daring to take another step forward.

Zhong Xuan's face was also filled with shock, he said in disbelief, "How can this be? Two months ago, you were just a Medial Grade Martial Saint. How did you improve so fast?!"

When a cultivator reached Martial Saint, every grade gained would result in a huge improvement in strength. However, advancing forward was incredibly difficult as well. For some people, they had insufficient talents and were unable able to proceed forward even after ten years' worth of time.

Liu Ruyue was just 24-years-old, and she was already a Superior Grade Martial Saint. It was likely that there were not many people with such talents in Heaven Saber Pavilion.

Liu Ruyue stepped back and looked at Zhong Xuan, who was lying on the ground. She said coldly, "Scram. Stop putting on such high airs in front of me. Otherwise, I will kill you. Your father would not even dare to say anything."

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Chapter 157: Public Enemy of Men

The Qianduan Peak disciples quickly helped Zhong Xuan up and applied Golden Salve on him. After they picked him up, they quickly left, fleeing rapidly.

At this time, there were another three warships coming from the horizon. The words on the banners of the ship were 'Liu' (刘), 'Yue' (岳), and 'Feng' (风).

"The people of Wanren Peak, Beichen Peak, and Gangyu Peak are all here. What a coincidence, the true inheritors of the three peaks were also Leng Liusu's pursuers. I wonder what kind of reaction they would have." Some people below laughed as they spoke.

Damn it! There is almost an army here, Xiao Chen felt a big headache coming on, he finally understood the saying from Confucius: 'The reason why women could not be offended was because the consequences are truly unbearable.'

"How many pursuers does this woman has? It's never ending."

When Liu Ruyue saw Xiao Chen's frustrated expression, she smiled faintly, "If you were the Young Master of Heaven Saber Pavilion, the men might chase after you too."

Xiao Chen felt speechless as he said, "This joke's not funny. By the way, Elder Sister Ruyue, doesn't such an innately beautiful woman like you have a few pursuers too? If there are some then they would be useful to help me out of this situation."

There were no expressions on Liu Ruyue's face as she said without a care, "If I had such mindless pursuers, I would have killed them with one strike of a saber. I won't be able to provide you with such a person."

The three warships slowly descended and soon, someone told them of the matters that had just occurred. The true inheritors of the three peaks took a glance at Xiao Chen. However, they were all afraid of Liu Ruyue and did not come over.

Soon, many cultivators walked over from the bottom of the peak and rushed up to the platform. The huge platform was soon filled with people. Seems like the lecture of this Martial Emperor was a great attraction to all these cultivators.

When Liu Suifeng and the rest saw Xiao Chen, they quickly rushed over. However, Liu Suifeng merely greet Xiao Chen before rushing off to the place where the Jade Maiden Peak disciples were.

Liu Ruyue snorted coldly, "Hopeless!"

"Bo!" Just as this moment, a spatial fluctuation appeared in the surroundings. There was a visible ripple spreading out in the air; this was the sign of a Martial Monarch arriving.

When a cultivator reached Martial Monarch, they would obtain an initial grasp of spatial laws. Travelling thousands of kilometers in a breath was not considered difficult for them.

After improving further, they would be able to condense their own laws and become Sages, having a lifespan of a thousand years. However, there was no news of any Martial Sages appearing in the Great Qin Nation for the past thousand years.

Suddenly, the ripples turned rhythmical. A small spatial crack appeared on the tall platform in Ascending Heaven Platform; an old man appeared from nowhere.

The old man's face was full of wrinkles and there was a heavy sense of lethargy coming from him. However, his eyes were as bright as stars; they seem deep and distant, as though they contained a limitless universe.

A strong aura instantly spread throughout the entire mountain peak. Everyone could feel a huge pressure pressing on them. The noisy Heaven Ascending Platform immediately turned quiet.

Xiao Chen looked at the cultivator on the platform and was astonished. This was likely to be a peak Martial Monarch, who was just one step shy of becoming a Sage. If the old man's lifespan could last long enough, it would be possible for him to advance.

"It has been a long time since I last came out, I'm not sure if I will have anymore opportunities to in future. Alright, that's enough nonsense from me, I shall speak of some of my experiences. However, remember, everyone has their own style, do not simply follow another person blindly. You should understand your own situation well and do not bite off more than you can chew."

The old man's somewhat hoarse voice reached everyone's ears. His voice was not loud but it seem to be directly imprinted in their minds, resulting in his words not being easily forgotten.

"Back when I was young, I was full of hopes and dreams. I carried my beloved saber and came to Heavenly Saber Pavilion. I wanted to become the world's most powerful saber user. I wanted to learn a Saber Technique that was unblockable, the fastest Saber Technique in the world…

"When I started to become old, I realized how laughable and foolish I was in the past. I finally understood the concept of biting off more than one can chew, and trying to leap to the heavens in one step. By the time I understood that, I had already wasted tens of years…"

"Everyone thinks the saber is the most tyrannical, the most valiant. However, they are not aware that every saber has their own feelings and character; be it gentle as water, or elegant and unconstrained, or straightforward and blunt. Likewise, every saber user has their own personalities…

"I remember in the past, I met a few ridiculously talented geniuses. The saber that accompanied me for many years was broken into half. I switched between several sabers and trained bitterly for many years but I was still unable to match those geniuses.

"Some people were born blessed by the heavens. Everyone will eventually run into such people. Regardless of the situation, a saber can be replaced but the heart of the saber user should not be shaken…"

The old man spoke very slowly, the contents of his lecture was very different from what Xian Chen expected it to be. He originally thought he would be expounding on a very powerful Martial Technique. Who knew that he would only be talking about the experiences and comprehensions of a old man.

His speech was extremely plain, he did not speak of any classics or discuss any profound theory. The old man only spoke of every difficulty he had experienced at every cultivation realm he been through.

The ordinary experience accompanied with the ordinary manner of speaking of the old man did not result in any sudden improvements or enlightenment.

However, everyone present had obtained some comprehensions. This was because the experiences the old man spoke of were experienced by the cultivators of varying cultivation realms. They were able to obtain an answer to many of the difficulties they were facing from the old man's words.

When the old man spoke of the difficulties and setbacks he faced when he was a Martial Grand Master, Xiao Chen listened very carefully. Afterwards, he compared it to his current situations; many of the problems he faced were suddenly resolved.

Furthermore, when he spoke of the Martial Saint realm, it provided Xiao Chen with a guide, allowing him to be able to make his path smoother.

The old man not only spoke of his own experiences, he even spoke of some of his unique understandings towards Saber Techniques. Each explanation would be accompanied by his personal experience, using his real experiences as a case study.

There were no gaps in what he said, everyone present could understand it easily. Xiao Chen could not help but admire this old man; this was a true grand master

He did not speak of anything fake, or pretended to know anything; he did not speak of profound yet empty theories or unnecessarily complicated concepts. For nobody would be able to understand such words and would only raise more questions.

"The talent of a person dictates how fast he is able to progress. However, a person's perseverance determines how far would he be able to walk. One cannot give up as a result of lack of talent, looking down on themselves. Determination is the more important factor."

After the old man said this, he left quietly without a trace. His voice was still reverberating in everyone's ears. This resulted in no one realizing the old man had left.

After a long time, everyone snapped back to reality and realized the old man had already left. The platform started to go back to its previously noisy state. they all formed small groups of twos or threes and headed down the peak. As they went down, they discussed what they had learned.

Shao Yang said excitedly, "As long as I have perseverance, I can become a Martial Emperor one day."

Earlier, when the old man was speaking of his past experiences, he spoke of meeting a strong cultivator who focused on cultivating the body. He was extremely strong, comparable to that of a Martial Emperor. Thus, Shao Yang was extremely encouraged by this.

Xiao Chen smiled faintly and kept quiet. He agreed with the last thing the old man said. If one had great talent but no perseverance, he would not go far on the path of cultivation.

Liu Ruyue looked into the distance and saw Liu Suifeng filled with a smiling expression as he accompanied Chu Xinyun. She shook her head and said, "As for today's plan to pick the Ice Crystal Flowers, leave it to Ye Chen and Suifeng. Shao Yang and Xiao Meng don't have to go.

"I spoke to Suifeng in the morning already. Just wait for him to be ready and you can go."

Shao Yang shook his head and said, "Elder Sister Ruyue, My heart is lit on fire. Please let me go as well!"

"Burning your head!" Liu Ruyue used her saber handle to rap the stout Shao Yang's head. "You think you are some expert after listening to some words of advice? Cool yourself off first before you speak of this again."

Shao Yang shut his mouth immediately after feeling the pain, he stopped speaking of being lit on fire or anything like that. He followed Liu Ruyue down to the foot of the mountain. Xiao Chen did not leave with them, he stood there waiting for Liu Suifeng.

After a while, Liu Suifeng headed over to Xiao Chen. To Xiao Chen's surprise, the number one beauty of Jade Maiden Peak, Chu Xinyun, followed along as well.

Xiao Chen frowned, What is he doing? This brat was too reckless and rash, bringing a girl along when they were about to do some work.

Liu Suifeng walked over quickly, his handsome face was covered in smiles. He made introductions for Xiao Chen, "This is Jade Maiden Peak's Miss Xinyun. She will be coming with us to Evil Wind Valley this time."

"Hello, I am Chu Xinyun. Liu Suifeng frequently mentions you to me," Chu Xinyun took the initiative to greet Xiao Chen with a faint smile.

The unforgettable beauty of Chu Xinyun would normally cause one to feel stifled when they stood close to her. However, Xiao Chen had seen many pretty girls before and still had some immunity to it.

Xiao Chen's expression did not change, he only smiled and said, "I wonder what business does Miss Chu have following us?"

Before Chu Xinyun could answer, Liu Suifeng rushed to answer, "Aside from being a cultivator, Xinyun is also an alchemist. Although she is able to obtain some herbs in the sect, it would cost too many contribution points. Thus, she would gather most of them by herself."

Chu Xinyun nodded and acknowledged Liu Suifeng's answer. Xiao Chennn felt speechless, seeing the behavior of the two of them, he was sure Liu Suifeng had not even held her hand before."

Never mind, as long as we can obtain the Ice Crystal Flower. I hope there will not be any unexpected accidents, Xiao Chen thought helplessly in his heart.

The three of them started to make their way down the mountain. Along the way, Liu Suifeng was enthusiastically speaking, commenting on all sorts of topics. Occasionally, Chu Xinyun would smile, making her look extremely pretty. This resulted in Liu Suifeng feeling very content and satisfied.

Xiao Chen shook his head quietly, he could not do anything about this. After the three of them descended the mountain, they did not immediately leave Lingyun Mountain Range. Instead, they went to Heaven Saber Pavilion's Spirit Beast Workshop.

It was quite a distance to Evil Wind Valley. Although the three of them were not slow, they did not wish to waste their Essence on travelling. Thus, they intended to rent a few fast horses for the journey.

Using the inner sect disciple identity token, the three of them could rent the lowest grade horse for free. If they wished to rent a Spirit Beast to ride, they would have to pay extra.

There were all sorts of Spirit Beasts reared in the Spirit Beast Workshop. If you had enough Spirit Stones, one would even be able to rent a high ranked Spirit Beast to help them in fights.

However, the three of them were only able to look at them, it was very expensive to rent them. Although Xiao Chen was not lacking in wealth, he could not simply reveal it.

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Chapter 158: Entering Evil Wind Valley Again

After they registered and picked their horses, they prepared to start their journey. Suddenly, there was a hostile voice coming from behind, "Brother Liu, please wait."

Xiao Chen turned his head around and saw Song Qianhe, riding a three-meter tall Flame Cloud Colt, heading over to them. Following behind him were several Biyun Peak disciples riding on Flame Cloud Colts as well.

This Flame Cloud Colt was a horse-type Rank 3 Spirit Beast. Its fur was like a red cloud of fire, making it looked especially pretty. Furthermore, it was able to run extremely fast, as though it were a surging fire cloud.

Liu Suifeng saw Song Qianhe, and the smile on his face disappeared. After that, he immediately turned around and said, "Just ignore him; let's go!"

After he spoke, he immediately got on the horse. Xiao Chen and Chu Xinyun followed suit as well and disappeared from Song Qianhe's vision very quickly.

Song Qianhe smiled coldly and patted his steed. He said, "Wait till I conquer your sister. Let's see how fiery your temper will be then."

Suddenly, Zhang Jin, who was behind, said, "Senior Brother Song, that brat rarely leaves Qingyun Peak. This is a rare opportunity. We should be able to catch up to them quickly."

Song Qianhe smiled, "I will make the decisions here. Today is the day the Ice Crystal Flower blossoms. That sickly peasant on Qingyun Peak needs the Ice Crystal Flower to keep him alive."

It seems like there was a grudge between Biyun Peak and Qingyun Peak. Otherwise, Liu Ruyue and Liu Suifeng would not have reacted the way they did the moment they saw Song Qinghe.

Although Xiao Chen was curious, it was clear Liu Suifeng did not want to speak of it. Thus, Xiao Chen did not ask him about it.

The three of them traveled very fast on the horses, kicking up a cloud of dust everywhere they traveled. Although they were not fine horses like the Flame Cloud Colts, they were still much faster than ordinary horses.

After they traveled for four hours, the three of them finally reached Evil Wind Valley. Like the previous time, the outskirts were bustling. It was possible this was the first time Chu Xinyun came to this kind of place; she was very curious and looked around everywhere.

However, when such a pretty girl like her did not maintain a low-profile, she would attract a lot of attention. Very soon, she attracted the gaze of every cultivator in Evil Wind Valley.

Xiao Chen even heard the drool dripping out of their mouths non-stop; they were as vulgar as they could possibly be. He could not help but think, I hope there would not be any trouble.

It was a good thing the three of them had silver identity tokens; it made their statuses very clear. These outer disciples could not watch and not take any actions against them.

Even the most ordinary disciple in the inner sect would be able to easily kill three outer disciples in an instant. This was the result of the strict and intense competition.

Liu Suifeng finally recovered his complexion and found a place to keep the horses; it was clear he was familiar with the place. After that, the three of them quickly entered Evil Wind Valley.

"Yunxin, I'm afraid something might go wrong. Can we go pick the Ice Crystal Flower first?" Liu Suifeng asked Chu Xinyun.

Chu Xinyun smiled, "I don't have a problem with that. After all, I don't need the herbs urgently. I'll just treat it like seeing the sights."

Liu Suifeng smiled when he heard this. They quickly made their way to the place where the Ice Crystal Flower would be. There was a senior in Qingyun Peak that required the Ice Crystal Flower to help him stay alive.

Thus, Liu Suifeng would regularly come to pick the Ice Crystal Flowers. The good thing was that senior had almost recovered. After this round, he should be able to completely recover, and they would not need to go to all this trouble anymore.

Liu Suifeng led the way; this was not his first time coming here, and he was a lot more familiar with the place than Xiao Chen. Along their way, they passed by rivers and forests, but they manage to arrive at that cliffside without meeting any Spirit Beasts.

"Something is not right; there must be a problem."

The three of them just exited the forest, and they smelled an extremely bloody stench blown over by the wind. Liu Suifeng's complexion turned pale as they quickly rushed forward.

Below the towering cliffside, there were two dead young Ice Apes lying there. Their chests were cut open, and the valuable parts and Spirit Cores had been taken away.

When they looked up the cliffside, the spot where the Ice Crystal Flower had originally been was now empty. Even its roots and leaves had been pulled out by someone.

This was a herb they needed to save someone, and yet, it had been taken away by someone. Liu Suifeng had a vacant look as he muttered, "How did it turn out like this? Who is so malicious to even pull out the roots?"

Xiao Chen checked out the bodies of the young Ice Apes and found their blood was not dry yet. Based on the state of the wounds, it was clear the person had left recently.

Xiao Chen extended out his Spiritual Sense, and instantly, everything within two thousand odd meters appeared in his mind. Xiao Chen eliminated every cultivator one by one.

Finally, Xiao noticed two Martial Grand Masters; they were hiding their silver identity tokens from view.

Xiao Chen retracted his Spiritual Sense and turned it into a thread. He scanned the body of the two of them and found one of them was carrying a parcel containing an Ice Crystal Flower in his embrace.

After they walked for a long time, they stopped in the middle of the forest. A group of cultivators riding Flame Cloud Colts had been waiting there for a long time.

The one leading them was none other than Song Qianhe. He received the Ice Crystal Flow and revealed a sinister smile. He said, "Liu Ruyue, let's see how you reject me this time. When I thoroughly conquer you, Qingyun Peak will be naturally annexed by my Biyun Peak."

Xiao Chen's expression turned cold and rage built in his heart. He was emitting a heavy killing intent; his expression was especially fierce.

Beside this group of people, there was an outer disciple dressed in flowery robes. It was the person who mocked the scarred man previously, Yan Tianzheng.

Yan Tianzheng smiled faintly, "Big Brother Song, I did pretty well completing this errand, right? Amongst the outer sect, I'm the one with the most spies. If you want me to keep an eye on a person, I would definitely be able to uncover all his secrets thoroughly."

This Yan Tianzheng was the Xihe Province's Yan Clan's Second Young Master. With his huge background, Song Qianhe did not dare slight him. He said slowly as he smiled, "Brother Yan, stop joking with me. How can this be you running an errand for me? I, Song Qianhe, owe you a favor. There will definitely a spot for you in Biyun Peak."

Yan Tianzheng smiled in satisfaction. He worked so hard for Song Qianhe so he could achieve such a result. If he were able to enter Biyun Peak, his position in the clan would immediately soar.

Xiao Chen could no longer be bothered to keep listening. He left a Spiritual Mark on Song Qianhe before quickly retracting his Spiritual Sense.

Liu Suifeng still had a black look on his face. Chu Yunxin, who was beside him, did not know how to console him. Xiao Chen thought for a while before saying, "This Ice Crystal Flower was taken away by Song Qianhe!"

"Song Qianhe?" Liu Suifeng was stunned when he heard that. "Ye Chen, how do you know this?"

Of course, Xiao Chen could not tell him his secret and had no better option than lying, "I have a Secret Treasure that has extremely strong perception. I saw two inner disciples handing the Ice Crystal Flower to Song Qianhe!"

"Despicable!" Liu Suifeng said lividly. He balled his right hand into a fist and punched the cliffside violently. Cracks appeared on the cliffside, and rocks tumbled down.

"This Song Qianhe must be intending to use the Ice Crystal Flower to threaten my sis. Previously, his father tried to arrange a marriage between them as an excuse to annex Qingyun Peak. After they were rejected by my sis, they were not resigned. Now, they are using such despicable means."

Chu Xinyun was calmer and though about the details. She asked Xiao Chen, "Ye Chen, how many people did Song Qianhe bring? What are their levels of cultivation?"

Xiao Chen replied, "Including him, there is a total of ten inner disciples. The strongest is Song Qianhe, who is a peak Martial Grand Master. Aside from them, there is also an outer disciple called Yan Tianzheng.

"He is an Inferior Grade Martial Grand Master. He was the one who followed Liu Suifeng and reported his whereabouts to Song Qianhe."

When Chu Xinyun heard this, rage appeared on her pretty face. The weakest inner disciple would be, at least, a Medial Grade Martial Grand Master. Adding Yan Tianzheng, there was a total of eleven Martial Grand Masters.

On their side, there were only three of them. The difference in strength was too big. A cold light flashed in Liu Suifeng's eyes; he said in a cold voice, "Ignore everything else; we have to get the Ice Crystal Flower. Otherwise, that bastard might be able to have his way with my sis."

"Ye Chen, lead the way. We have to intercept them before leaving the valley."

Xiao Chen nodded and felt for the Spiritual Mark he left behind. He executed the Azure Dragon Cloud Soaring Art and headed rapidly to that group of people, moving as fast as lightning.

He was continually thinking of the situation along the way. The inner disciples of Heavenly Saber Pavilion were elites. Amongst the same cultivation realm and grade, the ordinary cultivators would not be a match for them. Xiao Chen did not dare be careless.

Suddenly, Xiao Chen stopped. He said, "The distance is too huge. Furthermore, they are riding Flame Cloud Colts. We will never be able to catch up."

After he spoke, a silver warship appeared out of his eye. He ignored their shock and promptly said, "Quickly, get on."

The situation was urgent. Although Chu Yunxin and Liu Suifeng were astonished, they did not have an opportunity to ask any questions. They directly jumped on without a further word.

After the two of them boarded, Xiao Chen operated the formations on the silver warship with all his might. They transformed into a silver flash as they flew swiftly forward.

It only took a while for Xiao Chen to rush ahead of Song Qianhe's group. Xiao Chen immediately descended and leaped onto a big tree. "They should be going past here. Do not show any mercy; kill them all."

There were no emotions in Xiao Chen's words; he was incredibly cold. Chu Xinyun and Liu Suifeng even trembled slightly in fear.

Chu Xinyun said, "Ye Chen, killing fellow sect members is a serious felony in Heavenly Saber Pavilion. If we were caught, we would be executed. We should talk it over with Song Qianhe."

How naive! Xiao Chen smiled coldly and said, "Do you think everyone is as pure as you are? If you are afraid, you don't have to participate. Soft-heartedness will only ruin things. This matter has nothing to do with you in the first place, anyway."

Chu Xinyun was stunned when she heard this. She frowned slightly; she was so angered by Xiao Chen, she choked. She did not expect Xiao Chen to be so direct. There were no men in Heavenly Saber Pavilion who dared speak to her like that.

Liu Suifeng also advised, "This might really be a fight to the death. Xinyun, it would be best if you hide first!"

"Dong! Dong! Dong!"

The galloping of horses could be heard from ahead; the ground was trembling slightly. Xiao Chen could feel the slight tremors of the tree while he was hidden in it.

He took out the Soul Slayer Bow and Essence Light Arrows and focused, drawing the bow. There was nothing else in his vision, only his target.

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Chapter 159: Biting Cold Killing Intent

"Sou!"

When Song Qianhe and the others appeared in Xiao Chen's vision, Xiao Chen did not hesitate to release the arrow. The Essence Light Arrow turned into a beam of light and flew rapidly to the front, carrying a boundless killing intent.

This arrow was not fired at Song Qianhe. This battle was too dangerous, so Xiao Chen did not dare to expect too much, finishing this off in one shot. This arrow was aimed at the weakest person in the group — Zhang Jin.

As the steeds galloped and dusk rose into the air, Song Qianhe, who was riding on a horse, suddenly felt a killing intent incoming. He saw a beam of cold light and quickly dismounted and shouted, "Enemy attack! Dismount, quickly!"

Xiao Chen was astonished. It was fortunate he did not aim the Essence Light Arrow at this person. Given his reaction time, it was likely that he would have gained no returns for his efforts.

While Zhang Jin was in the middle of dismounting, the Essence Light Arrow arrived with a 'sou' sound and struck his neck. The huge force behind the arrow instantly knocked him off the horse.

Zhang Jin was knocked flying backwards and crashed into another cultivator. The Flame Cloud Colt was startled and began prancing around wildly, turning the whole place chaotic.

Amidst the chaos, another Essence Light Arrow flashed by and struck the neck of another Biyun Peak disciple, pinning him on the ground dead.

In the blink of an eye, two Martial Grand Masters were killed. Panic broke out in the group; all of them hid themselves behind the tall Flame Cloud Colts.

Xiao Chen saw that there were no other opportunities and put away the Soul Slayer Bow. He took out his Lunar Shadow Saber and said, "Let's make our move, the two of you need to help me delay Song Qianhe."

Seeing Xiao Chen decisively make plans to attack and kill two Biyun Peak disciples in an instant, Liu Suifeng and Chu Yunxin were in a state of disbelief. After all, they were fellow disciples of Heavenly Saber Pavilion, so they still had some reservations in their heart.

Liu Suifeng only reacted after Xiao Chen spoke; he quickly leaped down from the tree. Chu Xinyun hesitated for a while before following.

A bolt of lightning streaked by in the sky as Xiao Chen descended down and landed beside Song Qianhe.

Standing behind the Flame Cloud Colt, Song Qianhe could see Xiao Chen's appearance clearly. He said in astonishment, "It's you, Liu Ruyue's disciple. You dare kill my Biyun Peak's people? You are truly seeking death."

The instant he spoke, the remaining eight cultivators all stuck their heads out and saw only Xiao Chen. Their initial fear immediately vanished as they used their auras to surround Xiao Chen in pressure.

"You delivered yourself to me, so don't blame me for taking harsh measures. Kill him!" Song Qianhe's expression turned cold as he spoke.

"Huang Dang Dang!"

Sabers were drawn from their scabbards as saber lights lit the area up. There were flashes of cold light and howling of wind as eight figures rushed at Xiao Chen, accompanied by a boundless killing intent that zeroed in on Xiao Chen.

Song Qianhe did not make a move personally. In his eyes, Xiao Chen was already a dead man; there was no need for him to make a move.

He looked into the distance and saw figures rushing over quickly. The corner of his mouth curled up in a cold smile, "Liu Suifeng and Chu Xinyun… this is fine too, it's a good excuse for me to make a move on you."

"Flight On Wings, Disordered Dance of a Thousand Years!"

Xiao Chen calmly executed the Disordered Dance of a Thousand Years. A strong air current surrounded him. He was already in the sky, continuously changing his stances.

Saber light flew everywhere chaotically, and there were plenty of metallic clangs. Xiao Chen left behind a series of after images, instantly sending out countless strikes. Despite attacking later, his attacks struck the eight people attacking him first.

There were plenty of after images, and they were not able to differentiate the real from the fakes. The Biyun Peak disciples looked at the images in the sky, not even able to tell where Xiao Chen was. They had to stick to passively defending with their sabers every time a saber light came flying at them.

These eight people were countered by Xiao Chen in an instant. Furthermore, he did not seemed to be at a disadvantage at all, in fact holding the upper hand. The boundless saber lights seemed never-ending, combining with the countless afterimages in the sky, which dazed them.

When the Disordered Dance of a Thousand Years was completely executed, Xiao Chen's body paused in midair and the Azure Dragon leaped out of the river in his body. His actions made it seem as though he had leaped in midair and retreated backward quickly..

When he landed, the eight cultivators were all injured to a certain degree, with at least multiple wounds incurred. Yan Tianzheng, who was amongst the crowd, suddenly shouted angrily, "I'll smash you to death!"

"Dragon Seizing Hand!"

A huge black hand appeared above Xiao Chen's head, blocking out the sun and covering the sky as it smashed violently toward Xiao Chen.

Xiao Chen's expression changed slightly; he did not expect this Yan Tianzheng to be a disciple of the Yan Clan with a inherited Martial Spirit. He pushed his feet off the ground and quickly dodged.

The remaining seven people moved continuously and quickly rushed at Xiao Chen. Saber lights flew chaotically from everywhere in his direction, as the seven people used their Martial Techniques to attack Xiao Chen.

Xiao Chen did not panic in the face of danger and completely unleashed everything he had comprehended in the past few days. He only used the Basic Saber Techniques to break these Martial Techniques one by one.

The eight moves of the saber: sweep, hack, push, pare, skim, swing, chop, and pierce. Whenever there was an opening, he would attack, making practical use of everything he had learned while fighting with seven people at the same time.

Occasionally, he would dodge the huge black hand above him. The Heaven Ranked Movement Technique, Azure Dragon Cloud Soaring Art, allowed Xiao Chen to be as agile as a flood dragon. Although the situation was dangerous, he was not injured at all.

These seven people were all Biyun Peak disciples. They frequently practiced together and were able to cooperate with each other perfectly. Xiao Chen was not able to find a weak point and could only fight them to a standstill.

On the other side, Liu Suifeng knew that their identities were already uncovered, so he did not hesitate to draw his saber and engage Song Qianhe. The both of them had grasped the various techniques of Qingyun Peak and Buyun Peak, which made their fight very intense.

However, Song Qianhe's cultivation was slightly higher than Liu Suifeng. He had held the advantage since the very start. If it was not for Chu Xinyun helping Liu Suifeng at the side, a dangerous situation might have occurred.

"Chu Xinyun, have you forgotten the rules of Heavenly Saber Pavilion?! They have already committed a grave felony by attacking their fellow sect mates. If you help them, you will be committing the same error." Seeing the fight drag on, Song Qianhe made use of psychological tactics on Chu Xinyun.

These words were precisely what struck Chu Xinyun's nerves. Her hands could not help but pause for a moment.

Song Qianhe smiled coldly and took advantage of this opportunity to send out three after images. His body was like flowing water and his speed suddenly doubled.

This was the Three Flowing Cloud Images of Biyun peak. Liu Suifeng, who had been working with Chu Xinyun, was caught off guard and got struck by the three sabers. Three bloody wounds appeared on his chest, and blood flowed out immediately.

Seeing Liu Suifeng get injured, Chu Xinyun suddenly came to her senses. She quickly moved to block Song Qianhe's killing blow. The two of them worked together once again to defend against Song Qianhe's attacks. However, it was clear they were at a disadvantage.

Xiao Chen handled his saber skillfully and dealt with the saber lights of the seven people. He saw the earlier scene clearly and could not help but sigh. At such a crucial point, Chu Xinyun was actually still in a daze. This lady is not reliable.

"Shua!"

Noticing Xiao Chen being distracted, one of the seven cultivators took advantage of the opportunity to increase his speed and used his saber to rend a small cut on Xiao Chen's arm.

The group began rejoicing. After exchanging blows for so long, they had finally managed to injured Xiao Chen. Their morale was immediately boosted, and the cold gleam on their blades turned even sharper.

Xiao Chen smiled faintly to himself. He glanced at the descending black hand and pretended to trip before being smashed away by it. He staggered over and fell before climbing back up in a miserable manner.

The group behind him immediately took advantage of the gap created and used several saber lights to hack at him.

By the time Xiao Chen turned around, his body was covered in wounds. He had a painful expression on his face, making him look very miserable.

"There is no need to waste anymore time, put in more effort and finish him off quickly!" Yan Tianzheng said excitedly as he sent out another huge black hand.

The seven Biyun Peak disciples also became excited. Whoever landed the killing blow would be the one with the biggest contribution. By then, Song Qianhe would reward them greatly.

Their stores of Essence were rapidly exhausted as they used all sorts of killing moves. Their initially perfect coordination started to turn chaotic, as they were only think of killing Xiao Chen as soon as they could.

However, these people did not notice that, although Xiao Chen had a lot of wounds, his wounds were not all fatal. Furthermore, the wounds were not even skin-deep, only scratching his skin.

He looked as though he was badly mangled, but they were actually just superficial injuries. He had continuously tempered his body in the past two months. It was now very difficult for a normal attack to leave a fatal wound on his body.

Xiao Chen had an extremely unsightly expression on his face as he quickly retreated. His footsteps seemed obviously disarrayed, as one would when being beaten around by a violent storm. He narrowly missed trees and stumbled left and right, surrounded by perils.

It seemed as though all it took was one last attack and Xiao Chen would die a miserable death. Just at this moment, because the chase was too intense, one of the Biyun Peak disciple broke way ahead of the group.

Xiao Chen's eyes lit up. He stopped moving and a limitless boundless flame starting surging continuously in his right eye.

When that disciple saw Xiao Chen stop moving, he was very happy. He leaped into the air and used his saber to hack at Xiao Chen's head. When the blade was just an inch away from Xiao Chen's forehead, a dense flame the size of a finger suddenly fired out from Xiao Chen's right eye. Its speed was extremely fast, piercing right through this disciple's chest.

A hole appeared in the chest of this person. Abject terror took hold of him as he incredulously watched the hole in his chest grow larger.

He appeared to be trying to grab onto something, but he had no way of stopping the flames from spreading. In an instant, he turned into a pile of ashes that scattered out on the ground.

"Xiao Jiu!" The situation that occurred suddenly caught the Biyun Peak disciples off-guard.

[TL note: Note that this Xiao is different from the one Xiao Chen has. This one means little and is often used together with a part of the person's name to form a nickname of endearment. So in this case, it's like Little Jiu.]

Three Biyun Peak cultivators who were close with Xiao Jiu lost their reason and shouted lividly. They leaped into the air and hacked at Xiao Chen with 6.6 meter long saber lights.

Xiao Chen revealed a disdainful smile. This attack from the three irrational cultivator seemed very fierce, but they were full of weak points. With some skill, it could be easily dealt with.

Xiao Chen took a step back and tilted himself forward slightly as he executed the push technique from the Basic Saber Techniques. There was a 'huang dang' sound as the Lunar Shadow Saber blocked the three saber strikes.

The huge black hand in the sky formed once again. Yan Tianzheng wanted to make use of this opportunity to destroy Xiao Chen thoroughly.

"Are you done yet?!"

Xiao Chen snorted coldly and pointed toward the sky with his left hand. His finger resembled a sword as a similar huge black hand materialized.

The huge black hand projected Xiao Chen's gesture, using its finger as a sword. It instantly broke through Yan Tianzheng's Dragon Seizing Hand.

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Chapter 160: Gap

Xiao Chen's expression did not change as he opened his fingers. The huge, black fist imitated the actions and turned into a palm with outstretched fingers.

"How can this be? Without the inherited Martial Spirit of the Yan Clan, it would be impossible to execute the Dragon Seizing Hand. How could he have learned it?"

Under Yan Tianzheng's disbelieving gaze, the huge hand smashed down on him, crushing him violently to the ground. He vomited a mouthful of blood.

Xiao Chen looked back, and the Azure Dragon in his body roared angrily. A boundless Essence flowed into his right hand, and he struck out with the Lunar Shadow Saber. There was a strong wind as he flung the three people in the air away.

A bolt of lightning descended from the sky; the Lunar Shadow Saber lit up with a resplendent light. Xiao Chen quickly executed Drawing the Saber. This was the Rushing Thunder Saber Technique that was almost at the Great Perfection.

This strike was as fast as lightning. It carried a chilled wind as it chopped the person preparing to sneak attack from behind him in half.

When the three Biyun Peak disciples saw their companion being chopped in half at the waist by Xiao Chen, they felt a chill in their hearts at the shocking scene.

They were stunned for a moment before they grasped their sabers tightly once again and rushed over. Xiao Chen smiled faintly and took a step forward. Another bolt of lightning flashed in the sky as Xiao Chen's momentum slowly built up.

Facing the three Biyun Peak disciples rushing forward, Xiao Chen grasped his saber handle tightly. He casually swung it, and a resplendent arclight appeared; it was flickering with electricity.

"Bang!" Xiao Chen shouted, and the arclight vibrated violently.

It gave off a loud sound and generated an intense shock wave as it exploded. The three cultivators were immediately blasted back.

There were footsteps coming from behind them; the remaining three cultivators were coming at him from behind. Xiao Chen ignored them, and he soared into the air, accompanied by a crackle of thunder.

Xiao Chen had already perfected this Rushing Heaven Chop. His body seemed to tear through space, creating a rainbow-colored light.

The rainbow-colored light disappeared in an instant. After a long silence, there was a loud boom. It pierced through a cultivator and blasted him to smithereens.

Xiao Chen paused strangely in midair, standing on nothing. Crackles of thunder kept blooming behind him. The sound waves reverberated within the surroundings, causing the leaves of the trees in the dense forest to fall.

Because he did not want to be distracted, Song Qianhe had not been paying attention to the fight on the other side. Now that Xiao Chen created such a commotion, he could not help but take a look even if he did not want to.

In the end, after he took a look, Song Qianhe turned pale. He originally thought he could deal with Xiao Chen easily. However, Xiao Chen had already killed three Biyun Disciples and even had the upper hand.

Liu Suifeng and Chu Xinyun were also astonished at Xiao Chen's strength. They quickly obstructed Song Qianhe, preventing him from going over to help. The fight between the three of them became even more intense.

Song Qianhe became even more anxious; his blows became heavier, causing the two of them to retreat. However, after the Chu Xinyun revealed her true strength, there was no problem in dealing with Song Qianhe's attacks.

"Rushing Thunder Chop!"

Xiao Chen shouted faintly, and the saber exploded in light. He was like a bolt of lightning, descending from the sky and landing on a Biyun Peak disciple's head. The Lunar Shadow Saber chopped down, creating a 'ka ca' sound.

The Spirit Weapon that cultivator used to block with immediately broke into two pieces. The Lunar Shadow Saber did not stop after that, splitting this cultivator into two halves, vertically down the middle.

Seeing the two people beside, Xiao Chen did not stop to rest. Connecting his moves smoothly like flowing water, he executed the Rushing Thunder Second Chain Chop.

Xiao Chen's momentum now raised to its peak. The feeling he gave off was like that of a thunder god.

With the momentum carried forward from the previous four moves, the saber now carried an extremely huge force behind it. It was also extremely fast; it was unblockable.

"Shua!" The two cultivators to the side were cleanly chopped into halves. The resplendent energy electrocuted them until they were charred black.

"Three more to go," Xiao Chen withdrew his saber and stood upright, the momentum he accumulated slowly disappeared.

The remaining three cultivators were now completely terrified; they wanted to run but were unable to do so. They were afraid Song Qianhe would cause trouble for them if they did. If that happened, they would be in for a terrible time in Biyun Peak.

"His Essence should be almost exhausted; there is no need to be afraid!"

The three of them consoled each other as they rushed at Xiao Chen. Xiao Chen smiled faintly as he suddenly became a blur. The Lunar Shadow Saber turned into three, and his speed immediately doubled.

"This is the Three Flowing Cloud Images; how did he learn it?!"

This was a Secret Technique only the true inheritor of Biyun Peak could learn. After it reached the Great Perfection, it would be equivalent to an Earth Ranked Martial Technique. The three of them could not understand how Xiao Chen executed it.

The three of them were caught off guard as Xiao Chen moved past them smoothly, leaving behind horrifying wounds on them; blood gushed incessantly.

"Interesting," Xiao Chen murmured to himself. He did not expect the Three Flowing Cloud Images to be so mighty the first time he executed it using the Battle Sage Origin's Changing Character Formula.

It was as gentle and quiet as flowing water, yet it had the might of a surging river; gushing incessantly but moving as it was willed, resulting one to be unable to follow it with their eyes; this was the Essence of Three Flowing Cloud Images.

After he executed the Three Flowing Cloud Images, Xiao Chen experienced a sudden comprehension. This was a miraculous state; it was something that could be found but not sought.

Xiao Chen completely forgot about the surrounding situation; he was immersed in this miraculous state.

The Battle Sage Origin's Changing Character Formula continuously replicated the Three Flowing Cloud Images. Xiao Chen's entire body was like a tiny stream, flowing continuously.

The stream slowly surged up violently and became a gushing river. It surged and torrented, creating lots of splashes.

No, that's not right; this is not the feel of the Three Flowing Cloud Images, Xiao Chen thought to himself as his movement patterns of his feet changed.

The gushing river slowly calmed and turned into a peaceful sea.

There were no waves on the sea; its surface was like a mirror. The floating clouds swam by rapidly on the surface, as though it were another sky.

The water flowed slowly under the surface; under the quiet and relentless assault over a long time by the water, a stone, the size of a mountain, transformed into a depression in the ground.

Suddenly, Xiao Chen woke up. He could not help but be startled when he looked around his surroundings; he had unknowingly walked a distance of a hundred meters.

The three Biyun Peak disciples were also dragged over by him; their bodies were completely covered in wounds, each one of them incredibly deep. They were as dead as they could be.

The places Xiao Chen walked past had a one-meter-deep fissure; it was like water had flowed through it; it was extremely smooth without any bumps.

Song Qianhe looked on in astonishment; his eyes were filled with disbelief. He muttered to himself, "This is the state of Perfection like Water. Even my father has not achieved this."

Taking advantage of Song Qianhe's distraction, Liu Suifeng shouted, and a saber light suddenly appeared on his saber. As the saber light pressed forward, Song Qianhe felt a dangerous aura. He quickly turned his attention back and blocked this attack.

As Xiao Chen walked over; he stared at Song Qianhe, who was fighting. Yan Tianzheng, who was to the side, slowly recovered, struggling to stand up.

"Dragon Seizing Hand!" Xiao Chen did not even bother to spare him a glance, the huge black hand appeared from nowhere and formed a huge fist. The earth shook; Yan Tianzheng was pounded into meat paste.

Xiao Chen was wearing a faint smile as he walked slowly over to Song Qianhe. He manifested his Spiritual Sense into a deity in the air.

The deity opened its eyes. Its gaze was like a bright torch; the light pierced through the air, firing at Song Qianhe. This was the deity the ancient Sages imitated. Xiao Chen's Spiritual Sense was naturally not as strong as the ancient Sages, but it was sufficient to deal with Song Qianhe.

Song Qianhe, who was fighting Liu Suifeng and Chu Xinyun, felt a formless pressure. It was like a pair of eyes piercing through time and space, staring into his mind.

The closer Xiao Chen got, the heavier the pressure became. He felt as though his heartbeat was synchronized with Xiao Chen's footsteps.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

His heartbeat became stronger and stronger, as though it was able to leap out of his chest. Song Qianhe thought, What's going on? This person is only an Inferior Grade Martial Grand Master. There is no need to panic. I must stay calm.

Although Song Qianhe was doing his best to stay calm, his hands and feet seemed like they were tied up. He immediately revealed plenty of weak points; Liu Suifeng took advantage of this opportunity and caused numerous wounds to appear on his body.

Xiao Chen did not make any moves; he simply stood there quietly, focusing his Spiritual Sense continuously on the deity. A golden light appeared behind this invisible deity; this golden light was very resplendent, very dazzling.

Suddenly a golden light fired from the eyes of the deity. The golden light penetrated Song Qianhe's soul. Song Qianhe trembled as his eyes widened; his body was temporarily shackled by an invisible force.

After the deity fired the golden light, it immediately broke apart. Xiao Chen took advantage of this opportunity and executed the Azure Dragon Cloud Soaring Art. He seemed to have transformed into a flood dragon and soared into the air.

A cloud of dust was kicked up as Xiao Chen went past Liu Suifeng and Chu Xinyun. He arrived before Song Qianhe in an instant and used his saber to hack at his chest.

"Boom!"

There was a loud metallic sound. This fellow was actually wearing a Superior Grade Earth Ranked Battle Armor. Xiao Chen's attack did not manage to kill him in one blow.

However, the huge force gathered on the saber knocked him flying backward. Blood trickled out of the corner of his mouth; it was obvious he suffered a significant injury.

Song Qianhe woke up to reality; he saw that he had lost the advantage, and he turned around to leave quickly.

"Thinking of running? Leave behind the Ice Crystal Flower!" Liu Suifeng shouted furiously. He leaped off the ground, and he started spinning on his palm.

Liu Suifeng quickly threw the rapidly spinning saber, causing an intense hurricane. The hurricane instantly wrapped around Song Qianhe and rose into the air; there were miserable cries coming from within.

When it finally stopped, Song Qianhe was covered in wounds and fell heavily from the sky. Xiao Chen walked forward and removed his Spatial Ring.

Pouring everything out, plenty of Inferior Grade Spirit Stones fell to the ground, along with plenty of good quality Medicinal Pills and banknotes.

Xiao Chen fished out the Ice Crystal Flower from the pile of items and handed it to Liu Suifeng. A smile appeared on Liu Suifeng's face as he received it joyfully.

Seeing that there were at least a hundred Inferior Grade Spirit Stones, Liu Suifeng grin became bigger. He asked Xiao Chen, "What are we going to do with the Spirit Stones?"

His meaning was very clear, Are they going to split the loot? However, with Chu Xinyun around, Liu Suifeng could not reveal such a thought; he wanted Xiao Chen to be the one to breach the topic.

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Chapter 161: Leaving The Roots When Weeding

How could Xiao Chen not understand what he was thinking about. Xiao Chen cursed in his heart and smiled faintly, "What else can we do? Split it evenly amongst the three of us."

When Song Qianhe, who was severely injured by the Qingyun Peak's Secret Technique, saw Xiao Chen intending to distribute his Spirit Stones, he shouted lividly, "You paupers! Trash! Don't touch my Spirit Stones, otherwise, I…"

Xiao Chen could not be bothered with him, so he simply stomped on his face and interrupted him. Then he continued to stomp a few more times.

Pulling his foot back, Xiao Chen slowly moved the Lunar Shadow Saber to Song Qianhe's neck. Under the threat of death, Song Qianhe was so frightened that he turned pale. "Don't kill me; my father is the Peak Master of Biyun Peak. He is a peak Martial King. If you kill me, you will never be able to escape!"

Chu Xinyun advised, "Young Master Ye, we cannot kill Song Qianhe. Killing him would equate to entering a dead end."

Xiao Chen found it funny in his heart. At such a moment, she was actually still talking about not killing him and releasing him. Should we just do so and wait for him to recover from his injuries and come to cause trouble for us again?

Just as Xiao Chen was deep in thought, a dagger, glimmering with a cold light, appeared from Song Qianhe's sleeves and dropped into his hand.

He got up and pierced towards Xiao Chen ferociously. This was a move Song Qianhe had been preparing for a long time; its speed was incredibly fast.

Although Xiao Chen was deep in thought, he had always kept his guard up. As the dagger almost reached him, he quickly dodged to the side, avoiding the killing move Song Qianhe had been preparing.

"Pu Ci!"

Seeing Xiao Chen dodge, Song Qianhe instantly switched target. He switched the dagger to his other hand, handling it with equal skill as the other, and stabbed Chu Xinyun, who was at the side.

Her pure white dress was dyed red. Song Qianhe did not stop after that, he pushed away Chu Xinyun and let go of the dagger.

Song Qianhe made a mad dash forward, the Flame Cloud Colts in front was his opportunity to escape.

Xiao Chen's expression turned cold. Just as Song Qianhe was mounting a Flame Cloud Colt, a huge black hand appeared and grabbed onto him.

Xiao Chen made a pulling motion with his right hand and Song Qianhe was pulled back. He shouted out when he landed heavily on the ground. Xiao Chen immediately went up and stomped on his face again, stomp after stomp, without stopping.

After a while, Song Qianhe's handsome face was stomped until it was badly mangled. He moaned painfully, "Don't kill me…"

Xiao Chen ignored him and there was a flash of cold light. The Lunar Shadow Saber was chopping towards Song Qianhe's neck. When Chu Xinyun, who was in Liu Suifeng's embrace, saw the situation, she said meekly, "Ye Chen, you can't kill him. You can't…"

Are all women this stupid? She nearly died and yet she said not to kill him, Xiao Chen smiled to himself coldly, and he paused for a while before continuing to chop downwards.

"On every true inheritor, there is a Qi Mark placed on them by the Main Hall. If you kill him, they would be able to find out your identity immediately. The Divine Saber Camp will chase you to the ends of the world," Chu Xinyun said anxiously.

There is such a thing?

Xiao Chen knew a little about the Heavenly Saber Pavilion's Divine Saber Camp. They were the elite force of the Heavenly Saber Pavilion. Everyone in there were experts and furthermore, they all had plenty of battle experience.

Xiao Chen felt very depressed. He turned his saber and struck Song Qianhe's neck with the back of his saber, causing him to faint.

When Chu Xinyun saw that, there was a look of relief on her pale face. She took out a porcelain bottle and handed it to Xiao Chen, "There is a medicinal pill in there. Make him eat it later, it will cause him to forget all his memories of today."

Xiao Chen was slightly stunned. He received the Medicinal Pill and forced open Song Qianhe's mouth before shoving the pill down his throat forcefully.

Liu Suifeng looked at the wound on Chu Xinyun's chest; he did not know what to do. He said anxiously, "Ye Chen, what should be done? The dagger is still stuck in Xinyun, should we pull it out?"

Xiao Chen frowned slightly and bent over to inspect it carefully. Song Qianhe's move was very vicious. He had used a lot of strength and had pushed the entire dagger blade in. Fortunately, because of the urgency of the situation, he did not cause too much damage to her.

The dagger was stabbed below the ribs near her left shoulder. Liu Suifeng had already pressed on a few of her acupoints, temporarily stopping the blood.

"Take this Medicinal Pill first. I will give it a try, and see if we are able to remove the dagger now." Xiao Chen took out a Blood Replenishing Pill from the Universe Ring and handed it to Chu Xinyun.

Chu Xinyun received the Blood Replenishing Pill, and her eyes lit up with a strange light. She was not anxious to swallow as she asked, "Ye Chen, did you refine this yourself?"

Xiao Chen was currently thinking about how to pull out the dagger stuck in the left side of her chest. Thus, he did not think about her question carefully and muddle headedly nodded.

He turned his Spiritual Sense into a fine thread and sent it into her wound. Xiao Chen was now able to see that the dagger had countless tiny reverse hooks on the front and back of the blade. They were gripping in Chu Xinyun's flesh tightly.

Xiao Chen took in a breath of cold air, his impression of Chu Xinyun improved slightly. The reverse hooks clinging tightly in her flesh must be causing her a lot of pain.

Chu Xinyun was enduring such a pain and still maintained her calm, that was not a simple thing to do. Liu Suifeng stood at the side and asked, "Ye Chen, are you confident? We have to pull this dagger out as soon as possible. The longer we delay the more severe it will be."

Xiao Chen's expression turned grave; naturally, he understood this principle. However, he was not a professional in such a field. Although he had some ideas, he was not fully confident it would work.

"This dagger has many reverse hooks on it; they have already latched into the flesh. Furthermore, the wound is very deep. I am not very confident!" Xiao Chen spoke the truth after hesitating for a moment.

Chu Xinyun placed a Jade Cloud Pill into her mouth. The pill turned into a refreshing medicinal energy and gathered around the wound, flowing around slowly. Chu Xinyun revealed a warm smile when she felt the pain subside significantly, "I believe in you, just do it!"

Liu Suifeng stood at the side and said, "Ye Chen, do it! Be more decisive, don't delay anymore!"

This Liu Suifeng is too simple. This concerns a person's life, how can I not be cautious? Xiao Chen thought to himself. He took out a piece of wood from the Universe Ring and handed it to Chu Xinyun, "Here, bite onto it."

"What is this for?" Chu Xinyun asked out of confusion when she received the piece of wood.

Xiao Chen was a little speechless. How could she not understand such a simple logic?

Xiao Chen explained, "I know you have a very high tolerance to pain, but the instant the dagger is pulled out, it will be extremely painfully. I am afraid you would not be able to withstand it and bite your tongue."

When Chu Xinyun described it in such a horrifying manner, she felt a little afraid. She slowly moved the piece of wood to her mouth and bit on it.

When Xiao Chen saw the situation, he smiled and said, "May I ask Miss Xinyun some questions? You just have to nod or shake your head to answer me."

Chu Xinyun nodded. Xiao Chen then asked, "Was Miss Xinyun born with double eyelids? If it is so nod once, if not shake your head."

What a strange question, Chu Xinyun was filled with doubts, but she still nodded. Xiao Chen smiled faintly and continued to ask, "Then Xinyun is a natural born beauty. There should be many men in the Heavenly Saber Pavilion chasing after you, right?"

[TL note: Chinese people think that double eyelids are pretty. There are even many people who undergo cosmetic surgery just to have them.]

A bit of redness appeared on Chu Xinyun's pale face; it was like a pure little red flower deep in the mountains, it made her look very pure. Although she was embarrassed, Chu Xinyun still nodded.

Xiao Chen smiled faintly again as he continued to ask, "With so many pursuers, has Miss Xinyun ever liked any of them? Have you ever been embroiled in a passionate romance?"

Xiao Chen's questions were getting more embarrassing. Chu Xinyun's neck was now completely red. This was the first time someone of the opposite sex asked her this question so directly.

Chu Xinyun shook her head to indicate no. Xiao Chen continued to ask questions of similar nature, causing Chu Xinyun to be distracted. Without her realizing it, Xiao Chen was already grasping on the dagger handle.

Xiao Chen was extremely focused; he focused all his Spiritual Sense on the wound inflicted by the dagger. He carefully observed the flesh that was latched onto by the reverse hooks.

It is time—time for the most difficult part, Xiao Chen thought to himself. Xiao Chen revealed a smile and commented in an extremely honestly manner, "In that case, Miss Xinyun has not had any sexual experiences with a man yet."

What is he saying! Liu Suifeng's mouth was open in shock; he had not expected Xiao Chen to say such despicable things.

Chu Xinyun's mind also went blank; there was anger in her eyes as she glared at Xiao Chen. It was as though she wanted to slice him into a thousand pieces.

However, Xiao Chen ignored all this. The instant he stated that, he completely focused on the wound, not daring to be distracted.

His Spiritual Sense felt that when Chu Xinyun's emotions were getting worked up, the flesh that was latched onto by the reverse hooks on the dagger contracted rapidly.

"Shua!"

Xiao Chen accurately took advantage of the window of opportunity where the reverse hooks of the dagger were all squeezed out and decisively pulled out the dagger.

Blood spurted out and splashed on Xiao Chen's face. Xiao Chen quickly pressed on some of the acupoints, stopping the blood from spurting out. He inspected the dagger and saw that aside from the blood, there was no flesh that was ripped out together with it. Xiao Chen smiled in a satisfied manner.

Chu Xinyun had not recovered her wits yet. Earlier, when she was distracted, she had almost forgotten about the dagger in her wound.

Suddenly, there was a huge bout of pain, causing her to frown deeply. Her face scrunched up as she bit down hard on the piece of wood.

After a long time, she recovered and let go of the piece of wood in her mouth. When she thought of Xiao Chen's earlier statement, she disregarded her weak state and slapped Xiao Chen violently. She scolded him, "You degenerate!"

Xiao Chen smiled faintly and gently grabbed her wrist. He struck her neck with his palm heavily, causing her to faint.

Liu Suifeng asked nervously, "Ye Chen, what are you doing!?"

Xiao Chen explained, "She is currently very weak. If she gets agitated now and moves around, it would not be good for her body. It is best for her to rest."

Actually, Xiao Chen was feeling guilty as well; he was afraid Chu Xinyun might make a big issue out of this, hounding him endlessly.

"Oh!" Liu Suifeng nodded in understanding. Suddenly, he remembered what happened earlier. He asked hesitantly, "Brother Ye Chen, why did you say that earlier?"

Xiao Chen really had to explain this to Liu Suifeng, before he got misunderstood. Xiao Chen said, "The design of this dagger is very insidious. It is covered in reverse hooks. They had pierced into and latched onto Chu Xinyun's flesh deeply earlier.

"Although she did not cry out, her body was extremely tense, her muscles very tight. If I did not distract her, when I pulled the dagger out, she would have lost as least twice as much blood as she did."

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Chapter 162: The Shy Chu Xinyun

Xiao Chen paused after he said this. Then he took out the dagger and continued, "The surface of the dagger would not be so clean if I did not do so. It would tear out a large chunk of flesh otherwise. I was afraid she would even bite through the piece of wood."

Liu Suifeng thought for a while and felt that what Xiao Chen said made sense. His expression turned warm, and he said, "Ye Chen, thank you. You not only helped me to get the Ice Crystal Flower back, you even rescued Chu Xinyun. Xinyun probably misunderstood you, but I will help you explain it to her later.

Xiao Chen smiled faintly and patted Liu Suifeng on the back, "Don't say that. I have received plenty of care from Elder Sister Ruyue in Qingyun Peak. Doing all this is expected of me.

"As for any misunderstanding she has, there is no need to worry about it. After all, she is currently almost recovered. I am not on familiar terms with her, so there is no problem bearing such a blemish."

After Xiao Chen spoke, he took out the Blood Replenishing Pill and a roll of bandage. After the Ice Ape injured him, he had bought this in case he needed it.

The bandage was coated with good quality medicine; it was much more effective than regular bandages. Xiao Chen handed the bandage and Medicinal Pill to Liu Suifeng, saying, "Go help bandage her wounds up!"

In the end, Liu Suifeng took the bandage and pill and walked around Chu Xinyun several times. He did not know what to do.

After a while, he blushed and said, "Brother Ye Chen, it's better you do it. I have no experience."

What the hell! This brat just told me to be more decisive earlier. When it is his turn, he turns tail and ran, Xiao Chen thought helplessly. "Aren't you pursuing her? This is a good chance for you to perform. You want me to do it? Are you sure?"

Liu Suifeng hummed and hawed, "It is improper for men and women to come into contact with each other. I am afraid after Xinyun wakes up, she would blame me."

Normally, Liu Suifeng seemed very carefree and casual, yet now he was so reserved. Xiao Chen completely lost his patience and took back the pill and bandages.

"Si la!"

This was not the first time Xiao Chen did this; he was already very familiar with this. In a short while, he tore off the clothes around Chu Xinyun's wound.

This revealed a large patch of creamy white skin. Xiao Chen had already steeled his determination earlier. He took out the Blood Replenishing Pill and applied it to the wound after crushing it. Then he lifted up Chu Xinyun's waist and bandaged the wound, layer after layer.

"All done!" Xiao Chen said after he finished tying the final knot and got up.

After doing all these, Xiao Chen started to organize the spoils of war. He actually managed to find another 50 Inferior Grade Spirit Stones on Yan Tianzheng.

Adding the Inferior Grade Spirit Stones obtained from the seven Biyun Peak disciples, there was a total of more than 200 Inferior Grade Spirit Stones. Aside from Medicinal Pills and Spirit Stones, Xiao Chen also found the manual for the Three Flowing Cloud Images.

Xiao Chen put aside half of the Spirit Stones for Liu Suifeng. However, Liu Suifeng insisted on not taking them. He said it was sufficient for him to obtain the Ice Crystal Flower. Furthermore, these people were killed by Xiao Chen himself; it was not reasonable for him to take the Spirit Stones.

Xiao Chen felt helpless. It was only when he reduced the amount to ten Spirit Stones as a token of his goodwill did Liu Suifeng accept them. Following that, Xiao Chen started to sweep through the battlefield, using the Purple Thunder True Fire to burn away all the bodies on the ground cleanly.

Then Xiao Chen looked at the nearby Flame Cloud Colts; these Spirit Beasts did not wander off. Xiao Chen was afraid of leaving behind any evidence and could only kill all the Flame Cloud Colts worth thousands of gold taels.

When he finished doing all of this, he looked at the unconscious Song Qianhe and revealed a looked of disgust. He kicked him hard, sending him flying, resulting in him landing and being hung on a tree.

When he completed all of this, Xiao Chen walked over to Liu Suifeng and said, "What are the herbs Chu Xinyun is looking for? There is no time to waste; I'll help her gather them. When she wakes up, we will leave immediately.

Liu Suifeng thought for a while and said, "I can't recall very clearly, she only told me once. There is Ice Heart Grass, Frost Concealing Flower, Cold Ice Fruit, as well as the Purple Snow Lotus, I think."

These are all Rank 5 herbs; they should not be difficult to find, Xiao Chen thought. "Look after her, when I come back we will leave immediately."

After Xiao Chen spoke, he quickly left, vanishing from Liu Suifeng's vision. After a while, he stopped on top of a large tree.

The Spiritual Core in his consciousness came out together with his Spiritual Sense. Immediately, all the surrounding herbs appeared within Xiao Chen's consciousness.

There were way too many herbs, Xiao Chen issued some directives, eliminating all Herbs that were not Rank 5. Soon only a hundred-odd Rank 5 Herbs were left in his sea of consciousness.

This makes it way more convenient to search. Xiao Chen opened his eyes and revealed a smile. He had already found the area where the Ice Heart Grass grew.

That place had many Rank 4 Cold Ice Snakes. Xiao Chen thought for a while and came up with a countermeasure for it. They were just Rank 4 Spirit Beasts; there was no need to spend too much effort on them.

While Xiao Chen was figuring out how to get the herbs, Chu Xinyun woke up earlier than expected. The most important thing was Xiao Chen had underestimated Chu Xinyun's strength. Furthermore, because she was in a weakened state, he did not hit her too heavily either.

As Chu Xinyun slowly woke up, her head felt giddy. After a long time, she slowly came to her senses and saw the bandages on her chest.

Her pretty face immediately turned red and said to the beside Liu Suifeng, "Suifeng, who tore my clothes?"

Liu Suifeng was startled and was afraid Chu Xinyun would misunderstand. He quickly pushed away the responsibility, "Ye Chen bandaged you up. I'm not too good at these things."

Chu Xinyun revealed an indignant expression as she struggled to sit up. She leaned on a tree and said, "This Ye Chen… I originally thought he was simply slick and sly, that he was all talk and nothing else. I did not expect him to be a complete wastrel with no sense of propriety.

"No wonder Senior Sister Leng would call him a lascivious bastard."

Liu Suifeng felt embarrassed in his heart. He saw that the situation was turning grave and he quickly told her what Xiao Chen explained to him.

After Chu Xinyun heard it, she thought about it for a long time. She knew what Xiao Chen said made sense and that she had misunderstood Xiao Chen. She felt embarrassed, but she did not want to admit to her mistakes, "Even so… he cannot just casually rip apart a lady's clothes; even more so, speak of such despicable things."

"Bang!"

Suddenly, Xiao Chen landed on the ground and kicked up a cloud of dust. He was surprised to see Chu Xinyun awake, and he said in astonishment, "When did you wake up? You need to sleep for at least ten hours. Otherwise, it will take a long time for your body to heal."

Seeing Xiao Chen return so suddenly, Chu Xinyun blushed even deeper. Xiao Chen looked at Liu Suifeng, and the two of them exchanged a glance.

Xiao Chen understood what was going on and could not help but sigh. If it were his previous world, this would be considered nothing. Now that he was in this world, things became so problematic.

Xiao Chen tossed a bottle of Blood Replenishing Pill to Chu Xinyun and said, "If you insist on not sleeping, then take this medicine for three days. Oral consumption and topical application. Once a day should be sufficient."

After Xiao Chen spoke, he waved his hands and tossed out the herbs he just picked to Chu Xinyun. A silver warship flew out of his right eye, and he leaped up onto it.

Liu Suifeng helped Chu Xinyun up it as well. When Xiao Chen saw that the two of them had boarded, he immediately controlled the warship to head to the entrance of the Evil Wind Valley.

After a while, Chu Xinyun had organized the herbs properly. She discovered that these were all the herbs that she needed, not a single one was missing. She walked to the back of Xiao Chen and said "Thank you" softly.

Xiao Chen felt a little embarrassed as he smiled, "There is no need to thank me. We should be considered even now."

Then Xiao Chen thought about what he had done, and he also felt that there were many areas where he was in the wrong.

Although everything he did was with good intentions, it was wrong of him to speak of such things to a girl. This was probably the reason why Xiao Chen helped her to gather the herbs; it was a means to compensate her for that.

"Oh yeah, Suifeng, will our three horses be fine?" Xiao Chen said in an attempt to change the topic.

Liu Suifeng replied, "There should not be any problem. Even if we left, the people there would continue to take care of them. We just have to come back later to retrieve them."

The journey continued in silence; Xiao Chen did not continue to speak as he piloted the silver warship to move at its fastest speed. The silver warship turned into a flash of silver light, wildly rushing forward high in the sky.

When they were able to see the Lingyun Mountain Range, Xiao Chen slowly reduced the speed. The airspace of the Heavenly Saber Pavilion had multiple restrictions of varying strengths.

If the warships or people were not from the Heavenly Saber Pavilion, they would not survive an attempt to barge into it, not even if they had nine lives. Naturally, Xiao Chen would not make this mistake.

When they got near to the foot of the mountain, Xiao Chen controlled the silver warship to land slowly. Then the three of them started to walk towards the Lingyun Mountain Range. Once they reached the entrance, they parted ways. Liu Suifeng had to send Chu Xinyun back, leaving Xiao Chen to go back to Qingyun Peak on his own.

At this moment, it was almost dusk. By the time Xiao Chen rushed to Qingyun Peak, night had already completely fallen.

He had experienced many more things today than he would ordinarily. Xiao Chen felt extremely tired, and after he entered the room, he fell on the bed and immediately went to sleep.

In the middle of the night, he heard, while in a daze, a series of violent knocks on the door. This startled Xiao Chen out of his sleep.

Xiao Chen unwillingly opened his eyes and opened the door moodily. He called out, "Who is it, interrupting my sleep."

"Pu Ci!"

An earth-shattering biting cold killing intent engulfed Xiao Chen, causing Xiao Chen to wake up completely. Then, he alertly retreated backward.

A small saber flashed by, narrowly missing his nose, "Are you awake yet? Or do you still wish to sleep?"

Naturally, only Liu Ruyue could use such a violent method to help someone get rid of their sleepiness; there would be no others who would do so.

Xiao Chen saw that Liu Ruyue had an incredibly grave and cold expression on her face. He carefully asked, "Elder Sister Ruyue, what happened? Why did you wake me up in the middle of the night?"

Liu Ruyue's eyes were red as she said angrily, "You still dare to ask? After such a big thing happened, you did not even bother to tell me and went straight to bed. Do you still respect this master of yours!?"

Xiao Chen had never seen Liu Ruyue this angry before. Although her temper had been very bad in the past, it was completely different from the situation he saw today.

Aside from being angry, she seemed a little hurt. There was a clear tone of disappointment in her voice.

Xiao Chen quickly thought of why Liu Ruyue was angry. He quickly explained, "Elder Sister Ruyue, I believe I managed the situation at Evil Wind Valley very cleanly. There should not be any problems."

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Chapter 163: The Heart Must be Ruthless, The Move Must be Heavy-handed

Suddenly, a pig's head appeared beside Xiao Chen and spoke in a trembling voice, "Ye Chen, you best apologize to my sis. She already knows everything."

[TL note: Pig's head: In Chinese it's a way of calling someone stupid, but in this case, I believe the author means he was beaten up to the point where his head is red and swollen, thus resembling a pig's head.]

The pig's head, that suddenly appeared in the night, startled Xiao Chen. After he looked carefully, he realized it was a human face that was beaten till it swelled up.

Xiao Chen stared at it for a long time, but he was unable to recognize the person. "Who are you?!"

"Ouch… I am… Liu… Suifeng." Liu Suifeng stammered slightly as his lips were swollen as well. He was crying in his heart; even Xiao Chen could not recognize him. When he goes out tomorrow, he will be finished.

Xiao Chen felt embarrassed in his heart, so he tried to explain on behalf of Liu Suifeng, "Elder Sister Ruyue, it was actually for the sake of obtaining the Ice Crystal Flower. They were all my ideas; they had nothing to do with Brother Suifeng."

Liu Ruyue shook her head, "You are not in the wrong, the one in the wrong is Suifeng. It is due to his carelessness in the past; revealing his whereabouts. Furthermore, he even brought along an unrelated person.

"Obtaining the Ice Crystal Flower is a must, even if we have to offend Biyun Peak. By recovering the lost Ice Crystal Flower, you did not do anything wrong. In fact, you made a great contribution.

"The thing I don't understand is that after such a big thing happened, why did you not tell me instantly? Do you know how serious this matter is?"

Xiao Chen felt guilty and said in a soft voice, "I thought that by feeding Song Qianhe the pill and destroying all the evidence, there would not be any problems."

Liu Ruyue laughed coldly, "Your way of thinking is too naive. The little witch's as well. Let's not even mention whether or not there is an antidote to a pill that can cause one to lose their memory for a day.

"Even if there is no antidote, he would only forget what happened today. If today's matter had been something that was previously planned, even if he forgot about the day's event, based on where he was, he would be able to deduce who snatched away the Ice Crystal Flower."

Cold sweat formed on Xiao Chen's back. Why did he only think to such a degree? He originally thought that by making him forget the day's events, there would not be any trouble. Seems like he was too simplistic in his thinking.

At the top of Lingyun Mountain Range, on Biyun Peak, there was an area with especially dense Spiritual Energy. This area was at the very top of the Biyun Peak, and was where the Spiritual Energy gathered. It was one of the seven branches of the underground Spirit Vein of Lingyun Mountain Range and could be said to be one of the places with the most abundant Spiritual Energy in the Great Qin Nation.

When cultivating up there, one would absorb Spiritual Energy four or five times faster than a regular person. However, the number of people who could benefit from this was limited.

An old man sat on a stone on the top of the Peak. The surrounding Spiritual Energy poured continuously into his body. There was a pillar of green smoke rising from his forehead.

This person was Biyun Peak's Peak Master, Song Que. He was already a peak Martial King, and all he needed was a final push to become a Martial Monarch.

After the various elders of Heavenly Saber Pavilion died twenty years ago, an expert like Song Que became amongst the top ten strongest in heavenly Saber Pavilion.

"Pu! Pu! Pu!"

There were the sounds of urgent footsteps. A figure came rushing up from the bottom of the mountain. He was carrying a thick saber on his back. When he was about ten meters away from the old man, he slowed down to a halt. The expression on his face was clearly one of extreme nervousness.

Song Que felt the presence of this person and slowly opened his eyes. His eyes gave off a radiant look as he looked at the person and frowned. He said in an unhappy tone, "Gongming, I believe I told you not to disturb me for half a month?"

The person called Gongming was one of Song Que's final disciples. Although he was not the true inheritor of Biyun Peak, his status and position were similar to one.

In the entire Biyun Peak, aside from the elders, only he would dare to come and interrupt Song Que's cultivation.

Zhao Gongming felt very nervous in his heart as he said softly, "In reply to Master. There was news from the Main Hall earlier. They said the Life Tablet Junior Brother deposited in the Main Hall has an extremely weak aura. It seems that… that…"

Song Que's expression turned grave as he said in a sullen voice, "Seems that what?!"

Zhao Gongming steeled himself and said, "It seems that he in danger and may die at any moment!"

"Bang!"

Song Que suddenly stood up and the stone he was sitting on shattered, turning into countless broken shards of stone. The wind blew on them, and they turned into dust, flying off with the wind.

An earth-shattering murderous intent flashed in his eyes. So Song Que calmed himself down and said, "When did this happen? Where did Qianhe go? Who did he go with? Tell me everything in detail."

Before he came, Zhao Gongming had already gathered all the information. He immediately began to narrate in a systematic manner, giving all the details, "Yesterday, Junior Brother led six Biyun Peak disciples to Evil Wind Pavilion; they were all Medial Grade Martial Grand Masters and above.

"The news I obtained was that Liu Ruyue needed the Ice Crystal Flower from Evil Wind Pavilion to make medicine to save someone. I do not know how Junior Brother heard this news, but he led a group of people to rush to Evil Wind Pavilion ahead of them. Since then, there was no news of his group."

A cold light flashed in Song Que's eyes. He said in a cold voice, "Liu Ruyue? She better pray nothing happened to him. Otherwise, I will kill everyone on Qingyun Peak, sparing no one.

"Come, let's go to Saber City."

Within the City Lord Residence in Saber city, Ge Yunbin listened carefully to Zhao Gongming's story before telling Song Que, "Brother Song, don't worry. I will immediately send someone to go search for your son."

Song Que cupped his hands and said, "City Lord, thank you for your effort."

There were spies everywhere within several hundred kilometers of Saber City. Going to Evil Wind Valley to find a single person was not difficult for Ge Yunbin.

After two hours, there was news. An outer disciple quickly came in and reported, "Reporting to City Lord. We have found Senior Brother Song in Evil Wind Valley. Should we send someone to bring him back?"

Song Que said, "There is no need for that. Bring me there immediately. I want to see who was daring enough to have done such a thing."

Within Evil Wind Valley, Song Que watched as someone carried Song Qianhe down from the tree. His eyes were full of anger; Song Qianhe's face was full of footprints, he had been beaten till he no longer resembled a human.

The few Biyun Peak disciples who followed along quickly wiped off all the blood on Song Qianhe, fed him Medicinal Pills, bandaged him, and used their Essence to heal his internal injuries.

After a long time, Song Qianhe slowly woke up. Seeing the people in front of him, he did not understand what was going on. He asked in a strange manner, "Father, Senior Brother, why are you here? Where am I?

"Damn, why is it so painful!" After he spoke, Song Qianhe discovered that his lips felt very painful. That was when he discovered he was severely injured and totally covered in bandages.

"What is going on? Where are Xiao Jiu and the rest? Why have I become like this? Who did this?!" Song Qianhe did his best to remember, but he could not recall anything. How did I end up in such a state?

Forget Worry Pill!

Ge Yunbin exchanged a glance with Song Que; they both had an answer in their heart. The two of them walked behind Song Qianhe and extended out their right hands. A pure but surging Essence was sent into Song Qianhe's body.

"Pu!"

The Essence swam along quickly in Song Qianhe's body. Soon, it found the Medicinal Energy settled in his Dantian. The two of them suddenly exerted some force simultaneously. Song Qianhe opened his mouth and vomited a pale green fluid onto the ground.

Ge Yunbin withdrew his hand and said, "If another day had passed, the medicinal energy of the Forget Worry Pill would have completely permeated. By then, even if a Martial Sage came, it would be useless."

"Since your son is now safe, I shall take my leave first."

There was only one person in Heavenly Saber Pavilion who possessed the Forget Worry Pill. The matter of Song Qianhe being attacked was extremely complicated; it involved the internal politics of Heavenly Saber Pavilion.

Ge Yunbin did not wish to involve himself in such matters and immediately took his leave. Song Que did not stop him, he said, "I owe City Lord a favor. I will repay this in the future."

After Ge Yunbin led the people from Saber City away, Song Qianhe remembered everything that had happened yesterday. His eyes were burning with hate as he said, "Ye Chen, I will make sure you live a life worse than death."

Within Qingyun Peak, ever since Xiao Chen was woken up during the night, he had not slept at all. Beside him was Liu Suifeng with a pig's head on his shoulders, "Sis, it's not as serious as you think!"

Liu Ruyue laughed coldly, "I think you have been completely bewitched by that woman and lost all your intelligence. Just you wait. Before the day ends, the people of Biyun Peak will surely come here."

Xiao Chen felt slightly worried, after all, most of this was his idea. He said, "Elder Sister Ruyue, if those people really do come, just place all the blame on me. If worst comes to worst, I will leave Heavenly Saber Pavilion and flee."

Liu Ruyue smiled when she heard this. Her charming face revealed a warm expression, "Don't you want to learn Listening To the Sword and Communicating With It?"

Xiao Chen was stunned when he heard this. During these days, when he was free, he asked around Heavenly Saber Pavilion and got a better understanding of Listening To the Sword and Communicating With It. He discovered that if he wanted to learn Listening To the Sword and Communicating With It without possessing it innately, it would be almost impossible.

Liu Ruyue took the Lunar Shadow Saber from Xiao Chen's hands and drew it with a 'huang dang' sound. There was a cold gleam on the saber blade, and arcs of electricity were leaping about on it.

She pointed the saber toward the sky and the sunlight shined on the blade. The faint flowing light and the streamlined body of the blade were currently filled with a boundless beauty.

Liu Ruyue looked at it seriously, muttering to herself, "It must be because of this saber! Are you going to leave and give up on unsealing this saber?"

Xiao Chen thought of Ao Jiao sealed in the saber. He felt a little dispirited. If he did not learn Listening To the Sword and Communicating With It, it was possible that he would never be able to release Ao Jiao from the seal.

"You don't have to worry about the matters of Biyun Peak. I have said this before, the one in the wrong is Suifeng, not you. You have rendered a great service. I am only angry that you did not even bother to discuss matters with me after such a major thing happened."

"Elder Sister Ruyue, I…" Xiao Chen felt like the words were stuck in his throat; he was unable to say what he wanted to say.

Liu Ruyue smiled brightly; her pretty face was like a flower. She was like the fairies in the mountain, filled with a certain charm, "Stop speaking. I already forgave you. Remember not to do this again. I shall borrow your Lunar Shadow for today."

"Weng!"

Liu Ruyue swung the Lunar Shadow Saber in the air, and the saber started to buzz non-stop. Suddenly, it released an intense electric light; it was as bright as the sun and very dazzling.

The Rank 6 Thunder Roc Demonic Core in the saber immediately broke through its restrictions. An aura equivalent to a peak Martial King immediately extended out without restraint.

A piercing roll of thunder came from the saber, as though there was a Thunder Roc coming out from the saber, crying out angrily. A visible ripple extended out into the air.

Xiao Chen and Liu Suifeng, who were behind Liu Ruyue, could feel a huge pressure. It felt like there was a weight of ten thousand tons on their shoulder — it was incredibly painful.

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Chapter 164: Fighting to the Gate

"This is a Superior Grade Heaven Ranked Spirit Weapon!" Liu Suifeng exclaimed in incomparable astonishment. It was a true Superior Grade Heaven Ranked Spirit Weapon, and it was just short of becoming a Sub-Divine Weapon.

For the past hundreds of years, there had not been the appearance of a Heaven Ranked Spirit Weapon. To think he was able to see a Heaven Ranked Spirit Weapon appear here. Furthermore, it was a Superior Grade Heaven Ranked Spirit Weapon.

Xiao Chen's heart was filled with shock as well. He could not figure out how Liu Ruyue restored the Lunar Shadow Saber back to Heaven Ranked.

Liu Ruyue grasped the Lunar Shadow Saber and stood proudly. Her clothes and hair fluttered in the wind as she gazed down the mountain and said indifferently, "Let's go, they are here!"

The Lunar Shadow Saber returned to the scabbard, and its aura immediately vanished. Liu Ruyue quickly led Xiao Chen and Liu Suifeng down the mountain. None of them spoke; there were grave expressions on their faces.

When they reached the foot of the mountain, they saw a group of cultivators who were all rushing aggressively towards Qingyun Peak, emitting a strong murderous intent. They kicked up clouds of dust and startled numerous birds.

When the group drew near, they could clearly see the appearance of the people arriving. The person leading them was the disciple of Biyun Peak's Peak Master, Zhao Gongming.

Behind Zhao Gongming were the numerous elders of Biyun Peak; they were all Martial Saints. Amidst the crowd was a person whose head was wrapped up like a mummy, Song Qianhe.

Xiao Chen carefully counted them. Including Zhao Gongming, there were seven Martial Saints. Aside from them, there were ten Martial Grand Masters.

Out of the whole group, Zhao Gongming was the strongest. He was a Medial Grade Martial Saint; the others were only Inferior Grade Martial Saints. It was not strange for there to be so many Inferior Grade Martial Saints. After one reaches the Martial Saint realm, each improvement in grade was extremely difficult.

For many people, it was possible for them to be stuck on the Inferior Grade Martial Saint cultivation realm. Thus, someone like Liu Ruyue, a peak Martial Saint at the age of 24, was very frightening.

However, even with her cultivation, Xiao Chen was worried about Liu Ruyue. With so many Martial Saints, although their cultivation was lower than hers, they could overpower her with numbers.

Song Que hid within the clouds in the sky. He was looking at Liu Ruyue and the others with a sinister gaze.

Song Qianhe was not in any danger of dying. Furthermore, there was no concrete evidence that the dead Biyun Peak disciples had been killed by Xiao Chen and Liu Suifeng.

As a Peak Master, it was not appropriate for him to make an appearance. Thus, he let the younger generation go and cause some trouble. The ideal scenario would be to able to force a certain person to show himself.

Song Que looked at the towering peak and muttered, "Old Man Liu… You have been hiding in the peak for tens of years. Whether you are dead or alive, it's time to confirm that.

"As it is now, the Heavenly Saber Pavilion is in a temporary state of weakness. I'm pretty sure that you would not be willing to see a young girl become the Pavilion Master!" Song Que's gaze pierced through the boundless space, as though he was looking directly into the mountain peak.

Ever since the previous Pavilion Master died in the calamity twenty years ago, there had not been a Pavilion Master. The previous Pavilion Master's daughter was named as the successor while the Elders' Assembly managed the Heavenly Saber Pavilion together.

As the saying goes, a family cannot go without a head of house; a nation cannot do without its king. Such a situation was very precarious. It naturally speaks a lot about Heavenly Saber Pavilion's growth and reputation.

However, before the previous Pavilion Master died, he did not leave behind a clear will. Furthermore, there were many people in Heavenly Saber Pavilion who were qualified to become the Pavilion Master; they all fought openly and secretly plotted for the position.

Today's scenario was the result of everyone's compromise; to allow the previous Pavilion Master's daughter to take over the position.

The most dissatisfied with such an outcome was Song Que. Although his strength was significantly lower than those old monsters, he was still amongst the people who were qualified to take over the position.

In terms of age, he was the youngest. Amongst the people who were peak Martial Kings, he was the youngest; he was only 50 years-old.

If nothing unexpected happened, after reaching Martial King, there would be no problem living to 200. His desire for the Pavilion Master position was the strongest amongst all the Peak Masters.

All along, he had been looking for an opportunity to swallow up Qingyun Peak. If one arose, he would have the power of two Peaks and would have more influence in the Elder's Assembly.

Song Qianhe's actions, including chasing after Liu Ruyue, were mostly directed by Song Que. Song Que had even overlooked the despicable means that he had employed and allowed them to happen.

Actually, he had already been waiting a long time for this opportunity. If it were not for the apprehensions in his heart, he would have already strong-armed his way into getting what he wanted. Song Que looked at the mountain peak, seemingly deep in thought.

At the foot of the mountain, Liu Ruyue tried to gain the upper hand by speaking first, "Zhao Gongming, what do you plan on doing by bringing a bunch of trash and old codgers!"

Before Zhao Gongming could say anything, Song Qianhe, who was covered in bandages, shouted lividly, "Liu Ruyue, your disciple killed eight of my Biyun Peak's disciples. According to the sect rules, you have to hand him over. Otherwise, you will be charged with the same crime."

Liu Ruyue frowned deeply; her black eyes fired out a ray of killing intent as she glared at Song Qianhe. With just that glance, Song Qianhe was startled into retreating several steps.

Liu Ruyue mocked him, "To think trash like you are not embarrassed to hold the position of Biyun Peak's true inheritor. Given that you are already in such a state, one can only imagine the strength of a regular disciple of Biyun Peak. Who knows, maybe they were killed by some random people."

Despite seeing Liu Ruyue being so stubborn, Zhao Gongming was not angry. In fact, he was happy. He said, "Senior Sister Liu, please don't change the topic. It is a fact that eight Biyun Peak disciples died.

"Furthermore, Junior Brother Song personally saw them being killed by Ye Chen. Whether or not he was truly responsible, that will be decided by the Law Enforcement Hall."

Liu Ruyue removed her golden identity token and held it up. She said in a grave voice, "Look carefully at the identity token in my hand. I am the Peak Master of Qingyun Peak, not your Senior Sister. Whether your Biyun Peak's disciples died or not, even if the Law Enforcement Hall's people came, they cannot capture my people without evidence."

Zhao Gongming laughed coldly, "Qingyun Peak only has one disciple, and you still have the cheek to use your status to pressure me?"

Liu Ruyue smiled. She looked extremely beautiful, causing everyone who looked at her to be dazzled. "Even if there is only one person in Qingyun Peak, Qingyun Peak is not something that a piece of trash like you can mock."

Immediately after she spoke, Liu Ruyue flew forward, leaving behind an afterimage. She instantly appeared before Zhao Gongming. Zhao Gongming did not panic. Instead, he felt joy.

Even if there were no evidence, as long as Liu Ruyue made the first move and injured someone, it would justify their current actions.

However, he was soon placed in a state where he could no longer smile. There was a resplendent light as the Lunar Shadow Saber was drawn with a 'huang dang' sound. The aura of the Rank 6 Demonic Core, equivalent to a peak Martial King, engulfed him.

With his strength as a Medial Grade Martial Saint, his breathing became rapid and shallow before the surging aura. His originally smooth movements became jerky.

Zhao Gongming gave up on drawing his saber as he quickly forced his body to retreat rapidly. However, this saber strike was too fast. Furthermore, this move had utilized the might of the Heaven Ranked Spirit Weapon. The saber created a long wound down the front of Zhao Gongming.

His wound was not deep, but blood spurted out, dyeing the front of his shirt red. Once the fight started, the remaining seven Martial Saints recovered their wits and quickly attacked Liu Ruyue.

This was a fight between Martial Saint; Martial Grand Masters were not able to interfere. Saber Qi flew everywhere; figures flashed around. Xiao Chen and the rest were only able to see a few blurry figures.

The area of the fight grew larger. Occasionally, there would be loud shouting. A Biyun Peak Inferior Grade Martial Saint screamed miserably as his arm was torn off.

Everyone was truly angered, Liu Ruyue was merciless with her attacks. She risked her life to take theirs. When they left a wound on her, she would immediately retaliate with ten. She only pressed forward, never retreating.

Borrowing the might of the Heaven Ranked Spirit Weapon, Liu Ruyue did not suffer any disadvantages. Instead, the eight Martial Saints of Biyun Peak were getting more flustered the longer they fought. Occasionally, someone's arm would be chopped off, or someone would lose a large chunk of flesh.

There were a few streams of saber Qi that indiscriminately flew at Xiao Chen and Liu Suifeng. Xiao Chen used his palm as a saber and executed Drawing the Saber. There was a loud sound and the saber Qi disappeared into nothingness.

Liu Suifeng said anxiously, "Ye Chen, what should we do? Even if Sis were victorious, she would be severely injured. The other side still has ten Martial Grand Masters who have not made a move yet. We are no match for them."

"Don't rush me. I'm trying to think." Naturally, Xiao Chen was thinking about the same problem that Liu Suifeng mentioned. He cast his gaze on Song Qianhe, who was in the middle of the crowd, as he thought as fast as he could.

Song Qianhe was looking coldly at Liu Ruyue. He was not bothered by the casualties of the fight. Aside from Zhao Gongming, the other Inferior Grade Martial Saints had already been stuck at their cultivation realm for many years.

His purpose in sending them was actually to send them to die. The true elites of Biyun Peak had not come. Even if they all died, he would not feel the pinch.

Biyun Peak could afford the loss; unlike Qingyun Peak, which only had Liu Ruyue. Once she fell, the others would be easy to handle.

"Heaven Ranked Spirit Weapon? It looks like this operation will fail. Should I make a move?" Song Que watched the fight below from within the clouds. He frowned slightly and could not make up his mind.

Down below, Liu Ruyue took advantage of a gap in the defense of one of the Inferior Grade Martial Saint. She used the Lunar Shadow Saber to directly pierce that person's heart. Her right hand trembled as a surging Essence traveled via her arm into the saber.

"Boom!"

There was a loud explosion, and the person's body was blasted to bits. Blood spurted toward the sky, then fell slowly like rain.

Liu Ruyue's decisiveness and cold-bloodedness made all the surrounding cultivators tremble. Although they were not afraid of death, when they saw such a horrible way of dying, they could not help but feel a deep fear.

She is too ruthless; she does not have the slightest consideration, killing on her own whim. Is she really unafraid of the rules of Heavenly Saber Pavilion? Everyone could not help but wonder.

Taking advantage of the moment everyone was distracted, Liu Ruyue did not stop, and she swept the saber across, chopping an Inferior Grade Martial Saint in half.

"You! Liu Ruyue! Don't go overboard!" Zhao Gongming shouted as two Inferior Grade Martial Saint instantly died miserably at Liu Ruyue's hands.

Liu Ruyue replied by becoming more ferocious in her attacks. She grasped the saber with both hands, her entire body was covered in blood. She looked like a mad demon — like an evil spirit that came out from the depths of hell — completely ignoring all her wounds.

"Ka Ca! Ka Ca!"

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Chapter 165: Humiliation, Anger

Xiao Chen eyes were bloodshot as he clenched his right fist tightly, his nails dug deeply into his flesh, resulting in blood flowing out. He could not remember the last time he was this angry.

How hateful! To think I actually let a woman protect me so desperately, Xiao Chen's heart bled. Song Qianhe of Biyun Peak… Even if I was chased to the end of the world by Heavenly Saber Pavilion, I, Xiao Chen, swear to mince your body into ten thousand pieces.

The humiliation of today will be repaid tenfold in future!

After instantly taking down two people, the situation started to tip in favor of Liu Ruyue. Her wounds were still increasing, but she did not collapse.

Her face was completely stained with blood; it looked very frightening. The remaining Martial Saints started to turn cowardly, their moves became very careful and cautious, seeking to protect themselves.

However, this led to them dying faster. Liu Ruyue simply ignored the wounds on her body and attacked recklessly, taking a life for each attack that landed on her.

"Pu Ci!" A person managed to cause a long wound on Liu Ruyue. Blood spurted out as another Martial Saint chased after her from behind.

Liu Ruyue ignored the person behind her. She welcomed the incoming attacked and stabbed an Inferior Grade Martial Saint. Her Essence suddenly surged, causing this person to explode into bits.

"Cha!"

The attack of the person behind left another wound on Liu Ruyue's body. Liu Ruyue seemed like she could not felt it; her left hand grabbed the weapon of that person, and she turned around to deliver a saber strike, creating a violent gust of wind as she did so.

Amidst the horrifying gaze of everyone, she chopped off his head. Soon, only Zhao Gongming was left standing.

The remaining seven Martial Saints were all lying scattered on the ground. They died without complete corpses; not a single one of them was completely intact. Blood flowed everywhere; the bloody stench caused one to feel nauseous.

[TL note: The Chinese believe that if a person dies without a complete corpse, they cannot move on to the next place and reincarnate.]

Seeing the hell-like scene in front of him, Zhao Gongming's right hand, which was holding onto his saber, trembled slightly. He thought to himself, This Liu Ruyue is too ruthless. Ruthless to herself and even more so to her enemies.

Should I continue to risk my life here with her? I am not like these old men; I still have plenty of untapped potential. I have already attained a cultivation of Medial Grade Martial Saint at the age of 30. My future is bright; there is more I can do.

Zhao Gongming had all these thoughts in his heart. After a while, these thoughts were like spilled water, once poured out it could not be retrieved. Liu Ruyue wants to risk her life, but why do I, Zhao Gongming, have to risk mine? This is silly!

Liu Ruyue smiled coldly; she could tell what Zhao Gongming was thinking with one look. She casually wiped the blood off her face and grasped the saber handle again. The blood on her hand flowed along the saber, dripping to the ground.

The black blade of the Lunar Shadow Saber was dyed scarlet. It looked like a blood saber, looking very demonic.

"Kill!"

Liu Ruyue shouted, and an earth-shattering killing intent surged and pressured Zhao Gongming. Her body turned into a streak of blurry white shadow in the air. The Lunar Shadow Saber went wild with electrical activities, crackling continuously; it was boundlessly resplendent, very dazzling.

Zhao Gongming looked at Liu Ruyue rushing towards him. He clenched his teeth as he sent out a streak of saber light with his saber to welcome her.

The figures of the two of them kept changing in mid-air at high speed. At first, the crowd was still able to see two blurry figures. In the end, their speed became faster and faster; they were only able to see two white shadows moving continuously. There was also the occasional light released by electricity.

The resounding sound of metal clanging against each other rang out non-stop. Saber Qi flew around everywhere, chaotically. Some stones which were struck by them immediately shattered into tiny pieces. The area surrounding the fight immediately turned into ruins.

"Bang!"

Suddenly, a figure fell from the sky. Xiao Chen's heart clenched. He quickly took a look and discovered it to be Zhao Gongming before breathing out slightly in relief.

"Boom!" Liu Ruyue descended from the sky and stomped heavily on Zhao Gongming's chest. Zhao Gongming's already injured body became even more injured. He tasted something sweet as he vomited a big mouthful of blood.

Zhao Gongming landed violently on the ground with a loud bang. He kept giving Liu Ruyue, who was getting closer to him, a look filled with terror.

"Even trash like you dares to mock my Qingyun Peak for having no one?"

Liu Ruyue stepped up before him, but she did not make a move. A faint killing intent came from the sky and locked onto her. As long as she made a single move, she would receive a devastating attack.

Liu Ruyue looked at the patch of cloud above her; her lips curled up in a mocking smile. The setting sun shone a red light upon her, making her look miserable.

"Old thing! Are you not embarrassed after hiding for so long?" Liu Ruyue shouted and immediately drew the small saber at her waist.

The saber spun rapidly in her hand, causing a violent wind to blow wildly. It kicked up a lot of dust; Xiao Chen could not help but squint.

"Kill!" The spinning saber left Liu Ruyue's palm and turned into a berserk hurricane in the air. Within the hurricane was an intense cold light. The sound of wind roared loudly as the hurricane headed for the cloud in the sky. It's aura surged up, sweeping across everything.

The hurricane moved rapidly in the air, growing as wind gathered on it. In the blink of an eye, it turned into a hurricane with a width of 33 meters; it was extremely horrifying!

"Boom!" A loud sound came from high in the sky. The hurricane crashed into the white cloud in the sky. A ball of white mist appeared, attracting everyone's attention.

They did not understand why Liu Ruyue attacked the cloud up there for no apparent reason. When the white mist scattered and everyone saw the scene in the sky, they were shocked.

Song Que was standing quietly in the sky. His right hand was grabbing Liu Ruyue's small saber. His face did not look startled at all; it was very calm, like an old man in meditation.

As he stood in the sky, his aura was reserved, calm as flowing water. However, there was a certain might radiating from him, causing them to feel like they were very small.

"Little girl, are you bullying my Biyun Peak while there is no one around?" Song Que snorted coldly. His voice was not loud, but it reverberated in the ears of Liu Ruyue and the rest, causing the Qi and blood in their body to turn chaotic. It was clear there was a powerful Secret Technique contain in the voice.

"Bo!" Right after he spoke, Song Que flicked out his finger, and the small saber in his hand turned into a streak of bright light. As it broke through the air, firing at Liu Ruyue, it created shockwaves.

In the time it took to blink, the small saber arrived before Liu Ruyue from high in the sky. The force carried by the saber created a violent wind.

The blood-stained dirt was immediately kicked up by the wind, scattering in the surroundings. Instantly, dust and dirt filled the entire surrounding space.

This was the strength of a peak Martial King. With a simple flick of his finger, he would able to cause such a perilous situation, being able to cause tremendous damage wherever it passed.

"Dang!"

There was a melodious metallic clang coming from the cloud of dust. When the cloud of dust cleared up, everyone could see Liu Ruyue had blocked the small saber that descended from the sky. There was blood leaking out from the corner of her mouth; it was clear she had suffered some internal injuries.

The small saber was still spinning, pushing against the back of the Lunar Shadow Saber's blade. Liu Ruyue grasped the handle tightly with her right hand while her left was pressed against the side of the blade to hold it steady.

Even so, Liu Ruyue was still being forced back continuously. As her feet dragged against the ground, it made scratching noises non-stop. The situation was very dire; if Liu Ruyue were not able to withstand it, the small saber would slice into her chest. After which, death would remain the only possibility. Xiao Chen was very anxious, but there was nothing he could do except worry for her.

Liu Ruyue's current situation was a delicate balance. Although it was dangerous, her life was temporarily not in danger. If he interfered and tried to assist, this delicate balance might be broken.

Without the strength of a Martial King, there was no way to grasp such a delicate balance. If he interfered, it would only result in Liu Ruyue dying faster.

"Hu!"

Just at this moment, a White Dragon came out of Liu Ruyue's body. It circled around Liu Ruyue's body once before it roared angrily at Song Que, who was in the sky.

The dragon's roar reverberated everywhere; a huge pressure surged towards Song Que. Song Que frowned slightly, he stopped moving in mid-air, and he changed his stance slightly.

The momentum of the small saber immediately weakened, Liu Ruyue took advantage of this opportunity and shouted out. She swept the Lunar Shadow Saber to the side, flinging away the small saber. She then stretched her hand out to grab the falling small saber.

No wonder the small saber was so tyrannical; Song Que had left a connection of Qi in it. Only by breaking this connection could the move be broken.

A peak Martial King, the master of a peak, actually used such a vicious move against a younger generation. How shameless! Xiao Chen cursed ruthlessly in his heart.

The White Dragon which suddenly appeared should be Liu Ruyue's Martial Spirit. Making the Martial Spirit leave the body is something one would only do if they had no other choice. Xiao Chen watched the White Dragon returning back into Liu Ruyue's body; he felt it looked familiar, but he could not figure out where he had seen it before.

Seeing his move be broken, a trace of anger flared up on his face. Although he had not put all his effort into this move, it was still quite mighty. To think it was actually broken by someone of a younger generation.

It was a blow to Song Que's ego. He snorted coldly and descended from the sky, emitting a boundless aura as he did so. When he landed heavily on the ground, it sent an intense shockwave at Liu Ruyue.

Liu Ruyue was already spent; how could she still be able to withstand an attack that a peak Martial King put some effort into? She was immediately blasted backward by the shockwave.

When Xiao Chen saw the situation, he quickly rushed forward and caught her. Then, he took out a Blood Replenishing Pill and fed it to her without letting her reject it.

"A senior like you attacking a junior like this, don't you feel ashamed?" Xiao Chen helped Liu Ruyue up as he glared angrily at Song Que.

Before Song Que could say anything, Song Qianhe, who was hiding behind the crowd, said, "What kind of status does my dad have? Since when can a person, who is not even equivalent to dog urine, speak to him like that?"

Xiao Chen looked at Song Qianhe and laughed coldly, "After failing in your marriage proposal, you resort to despicable means. Wanting to use medicine needed to save someone to threaten her? One can easily imagine what kind of people nurtured a son like you. As the saying goes, 'if the upper beam is not straight, the lower beam will be crooked.' Anyone would be qualified to lecture someone like that."

[TL note: If the upper beam is not straight, the lower beam will be crooked: This has a similar meaning to like father, like son. However, it does not only apply to parent-child relationship; it can also apply in the situation of a superior and subordinate.]

Song Que turned completely red. Although he knew he was in the wrong for letting Song Qianhe do all this, it was still not the place of a junior generation to scold him like that.

A earth-shattering killing intent and the aura of a peak Martial King surged towards Xiao Cen, pressuring him with hesitation. Song Que's ice-cold expression clearly revealed his murderous intent, "Does this junior dare continue speaking now?"

The Azure Dragon Martial Spirit in his body spiraled around. Xiao Chen felt the pressure on his body be significantly relieved. He stared at Song Que fearlessly and shouted loudly, "You don't have the honor of a senior and have no sense of shame. You have no sense of propriety, justice, integrity, or honor. I am calling you an old bastard; so what?! So what?!"

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Chapter 166: Perfection like Water

Xiao Chen said these words knowing he might die as a result. A peak Martial King would not even require a tenth of his strength to kill Xiao Chen.

Men had to have ambition; men existed for their pride and ambition.

If he kept quiet, given that his opponent ignored his status, used force to bully his master, and even attacked Liu Ruyue, who was already severely injured, what kind of man would he be? He might as well be dead.

Song Que's expression turned very cold; it had been a very long time, ever since he became the Peak Lord since someone dared scold him like that. It was even from an insignificant Martial Grand Master.

"What a sharp tongue; are you not afraid of cutting yourself? Go die!"

Right after he spoke, Song Que started to become blurry, and he moved towards Xiao Chen smoothly like flowing water. Everywhere he passed, it was like a river had flowed past. The blood on the ground was actually all cleaned away.

"Three Flowing Cloud Images!"

Xiao Chen spoke to himself. The Three Flowing Cloud Images Song Que executed was really like walking on clouds and flowing water; it was not sluggish at all. It seemed very natural and of the highest quality, like a real gushing river, resulting in one not being able to sense any danger.

If it were one day ago, Xiao Chen would definitely be unable to block it. Song Que had already reached a certain level of proficiency with the Three Flowing Cloud Images.

However, Xiao Chen comprehended the state of Perfection like Water in the forest yesterday. He already gained an understanding of the Perfection like Water that Song Que had yet to achieve.

Xiao Chen tossed Liu Ruyue gently to Liu Suifeng. He calmed himself down and did his best to think back to the state he entered yesterday.

Although Song Que looked harmless at the moment, Xiao Chen knew that if he could not enter that state, where he was oblivious of himself, he would be killed by Song Que.

At the critical point of danger, Xiao Chen instantly entered the state he was in yesterday. He became a huge calm sea without any waves.

To the eyes of the others, the two of them had become blurry. One looked like an endlessly gushing river; the other was a calm waveless ocean.

"Boom!"

When the gushing river and the ocean met, there was a raging shockwave that spread out to the surroundings; it was like countless splashes of water.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!" The splash of water in the air gave off intense explosion sounds. It was like the raging waves in the stormy sea, unending and earsplitting; it was very majestic.

Song Que retreated three steps back, feeling very shocked in his heart. Perfection like Water, the state that was only grasped in the legends, how could he have attained it?

The huge force flowed into Xiao Chen's body. Immediately, Xiao Chen felt like he was going to explode. He quickly dissipated the force that was sent by Song Que.

Within Xiao Chen's sea of consciousness, after he dissipated the force from the body, there were waves on the calm ocean that he had become.

This was reflected in reality. The ground behind Xiao Chen suddenly exploded endlessly. Waves of dirt rushed towards the sky.

"How could this be?! Even if this fellow grasped the state of Perfection like Water, there is no way he can handle an attack by my father. The difference in cultivation realm is too large," Song Qianhe said in incomparable astonishment from a distance.

The group of people behind Song Qianhe also could not understand it. A strange look appeared in Liu Ruyue's eyes in the distance. There were many kinds of states; Listening To the Sword and Communicating With It was also a kind of state. She, who grasped the Listening To the Sword and Communicating With It could roughly understand what was going on.

If a person comprehended a state to its peak, when fighting against another person who used the same Martial Technique, he would have a very great advantage. This was something she experienced for herself.

Song Que said coldly, "Perfection like Water… I am interested to see how strong it is." The pride of being a peak Martial King lead to Song Que refusing the result. He practiced the Three Flowing Cloud Images for a lifetime already; how could he not be comparable to a junior?

After Song Que spoke, he turned into a surging river, rushing towards Xiao Chen. Xiao Chen frowned slightly; he did not dare be careless as he transformed into a boundless and endless ocean.

Perfection like Water, water is undisputably beneficial for tens of thousands of living things. Furthermore, Xiao Chen also understood that this Three Flowing Cloud Images, at its base, was only a Martial Technique for defending and counterattacking.

Forcefully turning it into an attacking Martial Technique was simply just stressing the result over the principles.

However, Song Que did not understand this concept. He used his cultivation base and continuously rushed at Xiao Chen. There were the sounds of endless crashing waves.

Even the surround air started to tremble. After that, there were a string of continuous explosions in the air. The surrounding people did not dare get too near; they all retreated backward.

The torrential billowing waves caused great waves on the calm surface of the ocean. The sound of the torrential waves was quite shocking.

Xiao Chen was like a small boat drifting along with the wind on the ocean. He was tossed around by the waves, as though he were about to be swallowed by them. However, time after time, this small boat did not capsize; it simply drifted with the waves, being jolted around.

"Pu!"

Song Que retreated once again. He already rushed at him hundreds of times using a huge force. He seemed to be slightly short of exploding Xiao Chen every time. However, he failed every time.

This time, he completely lost his patience; an extremely impatient looked appeared in his eyes. His right hand moved, and a thick saber shining with a cold light appeared in his hand.

Song Que's killing intent slowly extended out; he had never felt like killing a person as much as he did now. Furthermore, he would normally not even bother to look at an Inferior Grade Martial Grade Master.

"Mountain Splitting Chop!"

"Break for me!" Song Que shouted. The glow of his saber became reserved; there was no gaudy show. However, it carried an earth-shattering aura as it chopped vigorously towards Xiao Chen. The formless ocean which Xiao Chen become was instantly broken apart.

"Crap! Ye Chen is in danger!" Liu Ruyue cried out in fear and wanted to help when she saw Song Que had abandoned using the Three Flowing Cloud Images.

However, when she circulated her Essence slightly, she could not help but vomit a mouthful of blood.

Liu Ruyue's face was covered in blood. She revealed an expression full of dissatisfaction. Her eyes were bloodshot as she glared angrily at Song Que. Finally, it seemed like she had made some kind of decision; she grasped the Lunar Shadow Saber with her right hand.

Xiao Chen opened his eyes suddenly and released a bright light. He watched the lightning fast Song Que dash at him, as well as the Mountain Splitting saber.

He understood, clearly in his heart, he would not be able to block this saber. If he wanted to be like a mantis trying to stop a chariot then he would be like an ant trying to shake a tree; he would be chopped in half and die without a complete corpse.

[TL note: A mantis trying to stop a chariot means to do the impossible. An ant trying to shake a tree means overestimating himself. So the meaning of this sentence is: If he wanted to do the impossible, he would be overestimating himself; he would immediately be chopped in half and die without a complete corpse.]

However, Xiao Chen did not plan on blocking it. With a snap of his figure, the Eastern Emperor Bell appeared above his head, out of nowhere. After a while, it transformed into a huge copper bell.

For some unknown reason, the dark yellow Qi on the Eastern Emperor Bell could no longer be used. Xiao Chen decisively covered himself with the copper bell.

With just a thought, the Eastern Emperor Bell immediately fell on the ground with a loud gong, completely covering Xiao Chen.

Song Que smiled coldly while his hands moved continuously. "You intend to use a Secret Treasure to block my full powered move? How naive!"

"Boom!"

The full-powered strike of a peak Martial King struck the Eastern Emperor Bell violently. A melodious gong resounded from the Eastern Emperor Bell, reverberating in the air.

After that, amidst the shocked gazes of everyone, the Biyun Peak's Peak Master, a peak Martial King, bounced quickly back like a cannonball.

However, fast he came, he was twice as fast as he bounced back. Song Que felt his Qi and blood surge as he tasted something sweet in his mouth, as though he was about to vomit blood.

Song Que quickly circulated his Essence midair, suppressing the blood that was coming up. If he were forced to vomit blood by an Inferior Grade Martial Grand Master in front of a group of juniors, he would be embarrassed to death.

However, Song Que did not expect, as he currently flew back at a fast speed through the air, that if he did not manage his center of gravity properly, he would roll over when he landed.

By the time Song Que suppressed his Qi and blood and recovered his wits, it was too late to change his center of gravity.

Song Que landed head first with a loud band and tumbled over. After rolling twice, Song Que shouted and stood up once again.

Song Que's face was currently ashen. He found it hard to believe an Inferior Grade Martial Grand Master could cause him to tumble over on the ground. This was even more humiliating that vomiting blood.

Song Que wished to kill Xiao Chen even more than he did earlier. There had never before been a person like him who could give Song Que such a headache. Throughout his lifetime, he had killed an unknown number of Martial Kings and fought in all sorts of difficult battles. However, there never had been a time when he was in such a miserable state as he was now.

He had completely forgotten his purpose for coming here. He only wished to slice Xiao Chen into tens of thousands of pieces to resolve the hatred in his heart.

Seeing as Xiao Chen was hiding in the Eastern Emperor Bell, Song Que did his best to calm down and think carefully.

Although the reflection ability of this Secret Treasure is strong, it is still something I can manage. Furthermore, this Secret Treasure is definitely a damaged Secret Treasure. I just need to focus my strength on one spot and hit it continuously. Then I will be able to break this Secret Treasure.

Once Song Que made up his mind, he immediately leaped forward and used his saber to strike the Eastern Emperor Bell.

A huge force was reflected back, but Song Que was prepared this time. He quickly spun in the air, and after a while, he dissipated this force into nothing.

Song Que flew back to the Eastern Emperor Bell with a flash and struck the spot he hit earlier. He repeated this continuously; in the blink of the eye, he had struck it hundreds of times.

The bell resounded out, ringing continuously, spreading to the entire Heavenly Saber Pavilion in a torrent. When the many inner disciples of Heavenly Saber Pavilion heard the ringing, they felt it was strange. They all headed to the origin of the sound out of curiosity.

Even though Xiao Chen was hiding in the Eastern Emperor Bell, he was feeling extremely unwell. The resounding ringing almost caused his eardrums to rupture. His internal organs were all churning; he was not even able to vomit when he wanted to.

After striking it hundreds of times with the saber, a tiny crack finally appeared on the Eastern Emperor Bell. A look of joy appeared on Song Que's face.

Song Que's body suddenly rose high into the air; he had instantly leaped up thousands of meters. He wanted to give it a final strike, thoroughly destroying this darn bell and dragging Xiao Chen out to hack him into pieces.

Xiao Chen felt it was strange when the ringing suddenly stopped. He carefully used his Spiritual Sense to check the situation. He immediately discovered there was a crack on the bell.

He could not help but feel some fear. If this Eastern Emperor Bell were really broken, he would not be able to block a single move of Song Que's with his true level of strength.

"Never mind; since I'm going to die anyway, I might as well stake my all in this!" When Xiao Chen saw Song Que falling down from the sky, a resolute look flashed in his eyes.

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Chapter 167: The Strong Eastern Emperor Bell

The Eastern Emperor Bell suddenly rose into the air. Xiao Chen held the bottom of the Eastern Emperor Bell and shouted, throwing it at the approaching Song Que.

Song Que felt shock in his heart. He had been attacking the Eastern Emperor Bell. He saw that Xiao Chen did not react and gained some momentum. He thought to himself, I just have to attack one more time and I can get Xiao Chen out of there.

However, he had not expected Xiao Chen to pick up the bell and rush at him. Before his rapidly descending body could react, he was smashed by Xiao Chen with a loud bang.

The huge reflective ability caused Song Que to be smacked like a housefly. He vomited out a mouthful of blood and landed on the ground.

The inner disciples who heard the ringing rushed over saw an incredulous scene when they arrived.

An Inferior Grade Martial Grand Master was able to force a peak Martial King to be blasted backward and vomit blood. This was completely unimaginable. What exactly is going on here.

This mouthful of blood was actually the Qi and blood Song Que had been suppressing. Since the first strike, Song Que had not dissipated the force from the rebound of the Eastern Emperor Bell.

Song Que had relied on his cultivation to forcefully suppress it. He had struck the Eastern Emperor Bell close to a thousand times; the force he was suppressing in his body already reached a horrifying level.

If he kept suppressing it for a long time, it would cause some hidden damage in his body. Thus, he vomited out the mouthful of blood. Actually, Song Que now felt very good and comfortable.

However, even though his body was now at ease, his heart was full of frustrations. Song Que saw the crowd that was rushing over non-stop and it felt like a piece of his heart was cut off. He said to himself, It seems like I have completely lost my reputation this time.

A Peak Master like myself was actually forced into such a miserable state by a junior. What a big joke!

As the saying goes, he decided to break the crutch over a fall. Song Que finally completely calmed himself down. Since he was already in such a state, as long as he can kill this person, there is no need to speak of any principle.

[TL note: Break the crutch over a fall: When I was search this up, I could not find anything. However, I managed to find a similar saying. Smashing a pot to pieces because it's cracked. This means to write one off as hopeless and act recklessly. This is likely what the author meant.]

Song Que saw Xiao Chen rushing over with the bell. He already knew of the peculiarities of the Eastern Emperor Bell. Since he had already thoroughly lost his reputation, he had nothing more to lose. Thus, he did not choose to clash head on.

Song Que relied on his advantage of speed and quickly evaded Xiao Chen's attacks. Thus, the crowd saw another incredulous scene.

An Inferior Grade Martial Disciple holding a damaged Secret Treasure caused a peak Martial King to flee in every direction. It was an incomparably grand scene.

Despite seeing many people pointing at him, Song Que remained expressionless. He simply looked at Xiao Chen coldly without showing any emotions as he easily evaded Xiao Chen's attacks.

Xiao Chen also knew what Song Que was thinking. Song Que wanted to wait for his Essence to be exhausted before dealing the final blow.

Since Xiao Chen had already thrown caution to the wind, Xiao Chen knew what kind of ending awaited him. He held the Eastern Emperor Bell as he chased. Xiao Chen laughed, "Song Que, your father really knows how to name someone. He knew that you would be lacking in morals, lacking in mind, and lacking in calcium. So, I'm sending you some.

[TL note: The Que (缺) in Song Que means deficient or lacking.]

"Why are you running? A Peak Master like you is afraid to battle properly with an insignificant Inferior Grade Martial Grand Master like me?

"Weren't you so awe-inspiring and mighty earlier? Why are you behaving like a cowardly turtle now? How long are you going to run and hide for?"

I'll endure… Let's see how long you can mock me, Song Que thought sullenly. However, he did not fall for Xiao Chen's tricks. It was time for him to make a move for real.

When Song Que saw Xiao Chen had raised the Eastern Emperor Bell above his head, he tried to think of another idea. If the Eastern Emperor Bell breaks, not only would the gains not make up for the loses, it would waste even more time.

I might as well let him have his moment. When his Essence is exhausted, I can torture him, force him to kneel before me to plead for mercy, and make sure he lives a life that is worse than death.

"Who is this brat!? How is he so savage? To actually dare to say such words to Song Que."

"This kid seems to be Liu Ruyue's new disciple. He is called Ye Chen or something—just an Inferior Grade Martial Grand Master."

"Liu Ruyue is already savage enough, to think this fellow is even more savage than her. It is indeed like master, like disciple."

These Heavenly Saber Pavilion inner disciples all had good insights. They would naturally not be foolish enough to think Xiao Chen would be able to force Song Que to keep running with his strength.

There had to be some reason they did not know about. Furthermore, Song Que was evading very easily, he was not flustered at all. Even so, the crowd all respected Xiao Chen's courage.

"If this fellow can survive today, his name will definitely spread throughout the entire Heavenly Saber Pavilion. It seems that the Heavenly Saber Pavilion had not been so lively for quite a long time already."

"Indeed, a disciple that had only just entered for a few months actually dares to scold a Peak Master. In the entire history of the Heaven Saber Pavilion, there has been nobody that has done so before and it is not likely to happen again."

Although the Eastern Emperor Bell was damaged, it was still one of the top Secret Treasures of the human race. Xiao Chen exhausted his Essence very quickly when he was controlling the Eastern Emperor Bell.

The river in Xiao Chen's Dantian was already starting to dry up. Xiao Chen thought to himself, I can't continue to play around like this anymore. It is time to run. Although with the strength of the Heavenly Saber Pavilion it would be difficult to run, Xiao Chen wanted to give it a try. He could not just sit there and wait for his death.

Just as Xiao Chen was preparing to use the Eastern Emperor Bell to pave the way for him to make his escape, the Eastern Emperor Bell in his hand trembled and turned back into a small copper bell before falling into Xiao Chen's hand.

It failed at such a critical moment again. Xiao Chen felt like simply trampling on this Eastern Emperor Bell.

This was not the first time it had done this. Every time it happened, it happened at a critical moment. Every time it was at a moment of life and death.

Seeing the Eastern Emperor Bell suddenly vanish, Song Que was initially stunned. He thought Xiao Chen was up to his tricks again. When he saw Xiao Chen fleeing backward, his wits returned.

He finally can't endure it any longer! Song Que could not help but laugh loudly toward the sky, "Little bastard! Let's see where you can run to!"

Xiao Chen executed the Azure Dragon Cloud Soaring Art to the extreme. His figure seemed to have turned into a soaring flood dragon, flying along the ground. Unfortunately, the difference in cultivation realm was too vast. Even though he had a Heaven Ranked Movement Technique, his speed was not comparable to that of a peak Martial King.

There was a flash of white light and Song Qianhe appeared behind Xiao Chen, raising his leg for a kick. It pierced through the air, giving off an intense explosive sound, landing on Xiao Chen's back heavily.

Xiao Chen vomited a mouthful of blood and fell toward the ground headfirst. His body skidded forward continuously.

Song Que had actually controlled the strength of this kick to a suitable level; he did not wish for Xiao Chen to die too soon. Otherwise, this kick of his could immediately shatter Xiao Chen's internal organs.

"Run! Keeping running! Run for me!" The anger Song Que had kept suppressed all the while was now unleashed in a burst. He had a sinister expression on his face as he walked unhurriedly over to Xiao Chen.

In his eyes, Xiao Chen, who had lost the Eastern Emperor Bell, was like an ant. He could play around with him however he wished. However, he could not go overboard. Otherwise, this ant would be squished to death by him.

Feeling very good, Song Qiu could not help but laugh loudly. He was laughing maniacally like he was possessed.

However, at this moment Liu Ruyue, in the distance, grasped onto the Lunar Shadow Saber. It seemed that she had completed some sort of ritual. Her originally extremely weak body became even weaker.

After this ritual was completed, the Lunar Shadow Saber in her hand gave off a bright light, as though it were a miniature sun. After it struggled for a little, it flew rapidly towards Xiao Chen. Xiao Chen on the ground stretched his hands out naturally and grab ahold of the handle.

The glow on the saber vanished and became ordinary once again. When Song Que saw the situation, he was initially startled before returning to a calm state.

"Trashy Master! 'Tis been a long time! You are still as trashy as ever!"

A familiar voice suddenly appeared in Xiao Chen's mind. Xiao Chen immediately became excited and he forgot about his pain. He exclaimed in astonishment, "Ao Jiao, is that you? It that you? Are you there? Is that really you?"

Xiao Chen asked her the same question three times, it was clear how excited he was. The familiar voice rang out once again, "It's just been a short time and you can't recognize my voice anymore? I feel very hurt.

"Furthermore, the one who awakened me was actually a little lady. To think I thought that I would be able to see you the instant I awoke."

Once it was verified without a doubt, Xiao Chen was incredibly joyfully. However, when he heard Ao Jiao's voice, questions immediately popped up. "Why did you seal yourself back then? Did you know I…"

Before Xiao Chen finished, he was interrupted by Ao Jiao, "Don't you wish to have a Sub-Divine Weapon? I'll not waste my time explaining it to you. I do not have long. Let's settle this old man first.

"Let me borrow your body, don't resist."

Right after she spoke, Xiao Chen felt that there was a strong mental energy appearing in his sea of consciousness. Knowing that this was Ao Jiao, Xiao Chen did not resist and handed over control of his body.

Soon, Xiao Chen slowly entered into a strange state. His thoughts was incredibly clear, and he could also see the scene outside very clearly. However, he was not able to move.

Song Que saw Xiao Chen slowly climb up, and he laughed coldly and delivered a kick at Xiao Chen. There was another intense explosive sound in the air.

Xiao Chen revealed a feminine smile, no, to be more accurate, it should be Ao Jiao now. When this smile appeared on a man, it looked extremely strange.

Ao Jiao stretched Xiao Chen's body and then used his left hand to block, grabbing Song Que's kick that was faster than the speed of sound. Then she casually raised his body and Song Que was raised into the air.

What's going on? Song Que felt fear in his heart. Xiao Chen actually blocked his attack. Not only had Xiao Chen blocked it, he even raised him up. How unbelieveable.

Song Que calmed down and took a deep breath. His upper body did a highly difficult maneuver in mid air, resembling a sit-up. The thick saber in his hand hacked viciously at Xiao Chen's head.

Ao Jiao launched a palm strike at Song Que's wrist. Song Que felt his hand go numb and the thick saber fell to the floor.

"Pa!"

Ao Jiao used her right hand to slap Song Que, who was doing a sit-up in mid air. This slap carried an incredible force. Song Que's body was immediately knocked back and there was five clear fingerprints on his right cheek.

This slap was incredibly resounding, not only had the surrounding Heavenly Saber Pavilion inner disciples heard it, it even completely dazed Song Que.

What is going on? I have endured for so long so that after this fellow's Essence is exhausted, I can enjoy torturing him.

Why is it that when I just started to enjoy myself after kicking him then the situation has turned around again. He is simply an insignificant Martial Grand Master, yet he is able to lift me up and give me a slap.

I am a full-fledged peak Martial King! This is impossible!

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Chapter 168: Resounding Slaps

Song Que roared angrily and got up once again. He used his palm as a saber, causing a startling wind as he chopped toward Xiao Chen's neck.

"Pa!" Ao Jiao reacted by giving him another slap, slapping Song Que's left cheek this time. This slap not only caused his face to swell up, it caused the Essence in his body to dissipate.

"Little Bastard! Let me go, otherwise, I will make sure you live a life worse than death!" Song Que yelled out hoarsely in pain. His right leg moved around as he tried to struggle free of Ao Jiao's right hand.

[TL note: Do remember Song Que's leg was still being held by Ao Jiao's left hand. She did not let go of him when he was knocked back. Imagine a ping-pong ball that is tied to a paddle.]

However, Ao Jiao's thumb pressed on Song Que's foot sole in a strange place. The result of this was that the surging Essence in his body was unable to flow to the meridians in his right leg.

Ao Jiao snorted coldly, "You still dare to retort, impudent!"

"Pa! Pa! Pa! Pa! Pa! Pa!"

Her right hand was continually slapping Song Que. His brain was being knocked around like waves on the sea, shaking left and right continuously. His face was swollen like a balloon, he was as pitiful as he could be.

Immediately, at the foot of the mountain, everyone had their jaws wide open. They looked at the scene in disbelief. There was only the sound of slapping coming non-stop from the foot of the mountain.

"Pu Ci!"

Song Que could finally no longer endure and was about to vomit a mouthful of blood. Ao Jiao revealed a disgusted expression and raised her left hand, raising Song Que up in the air and avoiding the blood.

"Bang!" There was a loud sound as Ao Jiao held Song Que like a piece of wood and slammed him onto the ground violently.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

Ao Jiao playfully raised Song Que up and then slammed him on the left side, then the right… Her speed got faster and faster, in the blink of an eye, she had already slammed him down an unknown number of times.

This was a full-fledged Martial King! How could he be played around with by someone like a toy? Everyone felt that it was absurd and simply not realistic.

However, there were a few people who were careful in their observations. They discovered it was not that Song Que became weaker but it was that Xiao Chen becoming stronger; Xiao Chen was now like a different person when compared to earlier, his strength now was unfathomable.

"Is it became of the saber?" someone said in an uncertain tone, finally someone had figured out the crux of the problem.

"It is very likely, it is possible that some powerful figure was sealed within the saber and was released by Liu Ruyue's Listening To the Sword and Communicating With It."

When Xiao Chen, who was conscious, saw all this, he was incredibly shocked as well. Although he knew Ao Jiao was very strong, he never expected the Thunder Emperor's Weapon Spirit, Ao Jiao, to be this strong.

Ao Jiao is actually strong enough to treat a peak Martial King like a toy. How strong exactly was the Thunder Emperor back then? What kind of earth-shattering fight could cause him to be forced into a dead end?

"Boom!"

Just as Xiao Chen was thinking, Song Que's body suddenly released an intense light. He immediately turned into a long saber releasing a bright light. With a 'zeng' sound, he escaped from Ao Jiao's hand.

"This is the technique which only Martial Kings and above can grasp—Martial Spirit Fusion. He actually dared to reveal his Martial Spirit." Xiao Chen looked at the long saber shining with a bright like and felt surprised.

As far as everyone knew, the Martial Spirit was the most crucial support for a cultivator. If the Martial Spirit was destroyed, the cultivator's cultivation would be destroyed, turning him into a true cripple.

Unless they had no other choice, no one would materialize their Martial Spirit. Now that Xiao Chen thought about it, Song Que indeed did not have any other choice. However, Song Que's Martial Spirit seemed quite ordinary, it was simply an out of fashion long saber.

The long saber turned into a flash of light as it quickly flew up into the sky. Then with a loud boom, it turned back into Song Que. The saber he had in his hand earlier was already gone, instead, there was now a resplendent long saber.

This long saber was Song Que's Martial Spirit. Song Que's aura was raised significantly after he materialized his Martial Spirit, increasing the pressure others experienced. Hidden within his aura was a strand of a Martial Monarch's aura.

"Mount Tai Suppression!" Song Que shouted as he looked at Xiao Chen, a boundless anger flashing on his swollen face.

A huge majestic mountain appeared behind Song Que. There were countless flowers and forests on it—it was covered in greenery. When one looked carefully at it, they could even discover some birds and beasts within the mountain.

This mysterious phenomenon could actually materialize living creatures. Xiao Chen looked at the huge mountain that was rapidly falling towards his head. He felt extremely shocked, and he did not know how Ao Jiao was going to deal with it.

It was as though there really was a mountain pressing down towards the ground. The surrounding cultivators all felt a huge pressure, as though that huge mountain was pressing onto their heads. They immediately fled in all directions.

Ao Jiao's expression did not change, in fact, she revealed a faint smile. She stretched out Xiao Chen's hands and the Lunar Shadow Saber stuck in the ground returned to his hands.

"Rumble…!"

The instant Ao Jiao held the Lunar Shadow Saber again, the sky turned dark. Countless dark clouds rolled over, covering the sky and blocking the sun; it had completely blocked out the sun.

Within the dark clouds, thunder crackled. Instantly, hundreds of thousands of lightning bolts appeared.

The lightning tore apart the dark sky, it was like ten thousand stampeding horses. It had a boundless majestic aura as it lit up the dark sky, turning it incomparably resplendent.

The electricity all gathered on Ao Jiao and instantly disappeared; the surroundings turned dark again. All this happened within an instant, resulting in the surrounding people feeling that it was not real.

"Drawing the Saber!"

While the crowd was still wondering if what they had just seen was real, the Lunar Shadow Saber exploded out with a piercing light.

The thousands of bolts of lightning gathered created an extremely resplendent electric light. It was so bright that no one could look directly at it; it felt like needles piercing their eyes.

"Bang!"

In the instant Mount Tai Suppression was about to land, the Lunar Shadow Sable struck the bottom of the towering mountain. There was an intense explosion sound and the towering majestic mountain was shattered into bits.

Going by the usual practice, when a mysterious phenomenon was broken, Song Que should have suffered from a huge rebound. However, although his complexion turned paler, he did not seem to have suffered from any serious internal injuries.

"Jadeite Mountain Range!"

The broken bits of mountain stone froze in the air before turning into a series of unending mountain peaks. There were range upon range of mountains as far as the eye could see. The high mountain range was very grand and imposing, the landscape covering the whole land was very picturesque. It was a very beautiful mountain range: a Jadeite Mountain Range.

The faint smile on Ao Jiao's face did not change at all. Regardless of the Mount Tai Suppression or Jadeite Mountain Range, she stood high and mightily without moving, simply smiling at the situation.

"Hu!"

Just as the mountain range almost completed forming, Ao Jiao threw the Lunar Shadow Saber in her hands into the air. With a 'shua' sound, the Lunar Shadow Saber turned into a huge Thunder Roc.

"Is this the Rank 6 Demonic Core in the Lunar Shadow Saber?" Xiao Chen said with an uncertain tone as he looked at the Thunder Roc in the sky. The aura of the Thunder Roc was even more horrifying than the Rank 6 Demonic Core.

After a while, Xiao Chen was somewhat astonished, as he said, "Could it be… Is that the Thunder Emperor's Martial Spirit?"

The Thunder Roc spread its wings and gave off a heaven-shaking cry. Its claws were radiating with a boundless electric light. The electric light flickered and as it scratched wildly in the air a pitch-dark space appeared.

The space was actually torn apart by it, the darkness slowly spread apart. In the blink of the eye, the unending mountain range was swallowed by the darkness.

Song Que was completely astonished. He slashed the air with his saber and shouted, "Lasting tens of thousands of years, the heaven and earth exists forever, only I am immortal—Splendid Mountain River!"

Ao Jiao revealed an impatient look and said coldly, "Are you done yet?!"

There was a flash of white light and she appeared high in the air. The Thunder Roc turned back into the Lunar Shadow Saber and flew back into her hands. Before Song Que's Splendid Mountain River could form, she used the saber to slash a long wound on Song Que's chest.

There were arcs of electricity dancing on the wound. Furthermore, after Song Que's Martial Technique, he was even more injured. He vomited out a mouthful of blood. Then, like a kite that had its string broken, he fell towards the ground rapidly.

"Bang!"

Ao Jiao's figure was like a phantom as she appeared behind Song Que. With a kick from her, Song Que was sent flying back into the sky.

Then as he was about to start falling again, she kicked him up again. This kept repeating over and over, every time she kicked him, he would vomit a mouthful of blood.

Ao Jiao stopped after a long time. Then Song Que fell toward the ground like a rubber ball, landing heavily. A large cloud of dust was kicked up into the air with a loud bang. Song Que's body bounced on a ground a few times before stopping.

At this moment, Song Que finally understood, he was not a match for Ao Jiao. The opponent before him was very likely a peak Martial Monarch.

The opponent simply did not care about him at all. Regardless of his Mount Tai Suppression, Jadeite Mountain Range, or Splendid Mountain River… the opponent just saw it as a game, she just wanted to play around with him.

Seeing Ao Jiao walk over slowly, Song Que started to feel fear in his heart. An aura of death started to appear, as he struggled to move backward, retreating continuously. He said loudly, "Please don't kill me, I'll stop having any thoughts about the Qingyun Peak anymore."

A Peak Master was actually begging Xiao Chen for mercy. The many Heavenly Saber Pavilion inner disciples all felt it was incredibly weird. They all started to despise Song Que—it was too spineless of him.

There were a few people in the crowd wearing the uniform of Biyun Peak. When they saw this scene, they all blushed. This was their Peak Master. With such a situation, they would be too embarrassed to meet others in the future.

"Ding Ding Dang Dang!"

Suddenly, pleasing Qin and Se music came from the sky. The sounds of the various musical instruments gave off a heavenly sound. This caused the crowd to feel comfortable in their heart for no apparent reason.

When they raised their head, there was a sparkling and translucent jade ship surrounded by mist. The music kept flowing into the ears of everyone as they drew nearer from afar. Instantly, it flew in from the horizon in the vision of everyone.

A woman with exquisite physique came through the mist from the bow of the ship. She seemed like a fairy as she descended slowly from the sky.

When Song Que saw this person, he revealed an expression of pleasant surprise. He said in a loud voice, "Martial Aunt Chen, rescue me quickly! This person offended his superiors, betrayed his sect, and attacked the Biyun Peak's Peak Master. He has already committed gargantuan crimes.

Shameless!

When everyone heard this, this thought appeared in their hearts. A Peak Master, a peak Martial King, was reduced to using the sect rules to suppress a junior.

In the past ten thousand years of the Heavenly Saber Pavilion history, there had never been such a shameless Peak Master. He had completely lost face for Heavenly Saber Pavilion.

When the fairy-like woman in the air saw the situation, she could not help but frown slightly. Earlier, she had interrogated Chu Xinyun on how she got injured. Then she had immediately rushed over.

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Chapter 169: Forced Kiss?

Aware of Song Que's bad temper, she quickly rushed over to stop Song Que from making things difficult for Qingyun Peak. However, she did not expect to see that the situation was completely different from what she imagined.

Ao Jiao raised her head and gave that person a glance without giving her a second glance. She knew that she no longer had the opportunity to kill Song Que. She turned around and headed for the collapsed Liu Ruyue.

Despite Liu Ruyue being severely injured, she burned through her life essence by using Listening To the Sword and Communicating With It. She was currently extremely weak. If she did not receive any proper treatment, her cultivation would be damaged.

Ao Jiao controlled Xiao Chen's body to take great strides to Liu Ruyue. Amidst Liu Suifeng's strange gaze, he carried Liu Ruyue in his arms.

Currently, Liu Ruyue was extremely weak and could not break free from Ao Jiao even if she wanted to. Her eyes looked at Xiao Chen, filled with doubt.

"Ye Chen, what are you doing!" Liu Suifeng asked, filled with doubt. He could sense that something was wrong with Xiao Chen.

At the same time, Xiao Chen had a bad feeling in his heart. He asked immediately, "Ao Jiao, what are you doing!"

"Si!"

Ao Jiao ignored the two of them. She leaned forward toward Liu Ruyue's lips. Ao Jiao released a golden light from Xiao Chen's lips. It slowly flowed into Liu Ruyue's mouth.

This was the purest vitality essence of heaven and earth. It carried a boundless life force and had many other benefits.

"Damn! Ao Jiao! Are you trying to kill me?!"

"I'm not, I'm saving her. To think you even said that!"

"Then why are you sticking out the tongue?! Wretch!"

"This… I have never kissed before and could not resist trying. Shut up! You are already gaining an advantage. Just sit still and be quiet!"

Liu Ruyue looked at Xiao Chen with wide eyes; her eyes were full of shock. As Xiao Chen looked into her eyes, he could see her expression very clearly but he was unable to move his body; he was not able to feel anything.

"Bo!"

Ao Jiao controlled Xiao Chen's body and left Liu Ruyue's lips with a 'bo' sound. The sound was not loud but in the quiet mountain, it was like a loud explosion.

The hearts of the surrounding Heavenly Saber Pavilion inner disciples violently exploded. This 'bo' sound had caused all their hearts to shatter.

Everyone knew of the three goddesses of Heaven Saber Pavilion: The Young Pavilion Master — Leng Liusu, Jade Maiden Peak's Chu Xinyun, and Qingyun Peak's Liu Ruyue. Although Liu Ruyue did not have as many pursuers as the previous two, it was likely because of her fiery temper.

However, no one could deny Liu Ruyue's beauty. She was filled with a mature charm. That kind of charm was not something Leng Liusu and Chu Xinyun could compare to.

In the heart of every man, there is a love fantasy of an older sister. Perhaps this was Liu Ruyue's first kiss. After their initial shock, everyone looked at Xiao Chen with extreme jealousy and hate. Their hearts had been shattered with the sudden shock.

Ao Jiao revealed a look of enjoyment on Xiao Chen's face. This scene was reflected in the eyes of the crowd. It was extremely vulgar.

"It's all over. In future, our Heaven Saber Pavilion will only have two goddesses."

"Indeed! This brat is too shameless. It's fine if you just kissed her. Yet, you revealed such a vulgar look. How hateful!"

"If only it were me… This is Senior Sister Liu Ruyue's first kiss!"

After the crowd fell silent, they were all completely enraged. The looks they gave Xiao Chen turned from envy, jealousy, and hate into one filled with murderous intent.

However, the crowd did not know that Xiao Chen had troubles he could not speak of. He had already started cursing. If he had felt something, it would have been fine. However, he could not feel anything at all. His first kiss was gone, just like that. He placed all the blame on Ao Jiao.

"Trashy Master, remember to comprehend Listening To the Sword and Communicating With It as soon as you can. That way, I can come out and have fun occasionally. Oh, and there is that broken sword in the Universe Ring. Remember to refine it when you can."

Ao Jiao's joyful voice felt somewhat tired. After she spoke, Xiao Chen felt a little dizzy. Control of his body returned to him.

After he recovered his wits, he quickly released Liu Ruyue from his embrace. As he looked at her pretty blood covered face, he said nervously, "Elder Sister Ruyue… I…"

Liu Ruyue smiled faintly, her pretty face was like a flower. Even though her face was covered in blood, it did not mask her charm, "Don't be silly, I know it was not you."

After Liu Ruyue said that, she closed her eyes and sat cross-legged; she started to slowly absorb the vitality essence of heaven and earth into her body. The vitality essence of heaven and earth that Ao Jiao gave her this time was more than what she gave Xiao Bai. She had to spend at least half a month to completely absorb this vitality essence of heaven and earth.

It could be said that Liu Ruyue gained fortune through disaster. Not only would her cultivation not decrease, she would even improve after half a month.

Xiao Chen heaved a sigh of relief. His gaze fell on Liu Ruyue's long eyelashes. However, Xiao Chen discovered that despite her tightly shut eyes, her eyelashes could not help but tremble.

Seems like Elder Sister Ruyue is not as calm as she claimed, Xiao Chen sighed to himself. He did not know whether was this a blessing or a disaster, nor how to deal with this.

"Pu Ci!"

Not far away, Song Que managed to obtain a Medicinal Pill from the mysterious woman. His pained expression finally soothed.

Suddenly, Song Que's acute senses sensed that the aura of that terrifying person in Xiao Chen had completely disappeared. It was obvious that he was no longer in the state he was in previously.

Thinking of the humiliation he suffered today, Song Que felt incomparably sullen. Seeing that Xiao Chen was not paying attention to them, killing intent spilled out of his eyes.

His body leaped up into the air with a 'sou' sound. He picked up his thick saber and appeared before Xiao Chen with a white flash. His hand rose and the saber descended, he simply chopped viciously at Xiao Chen's back.

When the surrounding people saw this scene, they were all startled. This Song Que was too shameless. He actually used a sneak attack against a junior.

Xiao Chen's chest tightened, my life is coming to an end!

From the instant Song Que grasped the saber, Xiao Chen felt that biting cold killing intent. However, without Ao Jiao possessing him, even if he felt the killing intent, he would not be able to react to the speed of a peak Martial King.

Most importantly, he was being attacked from behind. Even if he wanted to counterattack, he did not even have the opportunity to turn around.

"Scram!"

Just at that moment, there was a soft shout that was coming suddenly from the top of Qingyun Peak. It was just a word that sounded like 'scram' (滚), but it seemed like it traveled through time and space. It pierced through the void carrying a boundless force, and smashed violently into Song Que's body.

The crowd seemed to have clearly seen 'scram' (滚) being imprinted on Song Que's body. A small realm seemed to have manifested, and Song Que's body suddenly curled up and rolled back rapidly like a rubber ball.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!" He had rolled an unknown distance in an instant. Song Que completely disappeared from the foot of Qingyun Peak.

He had just touched the gates of hell, Xiao Chen felt a chill down his spine, cold sweat dripped continuously down his back.

[TL Note: Touched the gates of hell: This means a near brush with death.]

"Who is Ye Chen!"

Suddenly, four Martial Kings dressed in the Law Enforcement Hall's uniform descended from the sky. After they landed, they immediately asked. It seemed that earlier when Song Qianhe saw his father in danger, he sent someone to inform the Law Enforcement Hall.

Seeing the Law Enforcement Hall arrive, Song Qianhe who was wrapped up like a dumpling, quickly leaped out. He pointed at Xiao Chen and shouted, "That is him. He shows blatant disrespect for his elders. First, he humiliated my father, then he used a Secret Treasure and attempted to kill the Peak Master of Biyun Peak. He is guilty of terrible crimes. I request the Law Enforcement Hall elders to kill this fellow on the spot."

"The Law Enforcement Hall knows what they are doing. It is not your place to tell us what to do," said one of the group as he glanced at Song Qianhe with disgust.

Another of them took a step forward and said to Xiao Chen, "Come with us first. You can leave after we investigate everything properly."

When Liu Ruyue, who was seated cross-legged and regulating her energies, heard the voice of the person from the Law Enforcement Hall, she quickly stopped regulating her energies and stood up. She said, "Hang on. I will personally go the Law Enforcement Hall in three days. Would all of you withdraw temporarily for now?"

Liu Ruyue was very familiar with what kind of place the Law Enforcement Hall was. Normally, most regular issues would be handled justly. However, if it involved the highest levels of authority of Heaven Saber Pavilion, after Xiao Chen went in, there would definitely be no chance of him coming out.

"Who knows how the situation will escalate in three days. If you wish to explain then come with us now," the person said in an unyielding manner; he did not accept Liu Ruyue's suggestion.

Liu Ruyue was currently injured and naturally could not go with them. Xiao Chen rushed to answer, "Please do not make things difficult for my master. I will come with you."

"Boom!"

Just at that moment, a rectangular wooden box suddenly landed in front of the four Law Enforcement Hall Martial Kings. The front of the wooden box was facing the four people from the Law Enforcement Hall.

The wooden box was incredibly ordinary; there was nothing that made it stand out. However, there were four huge domineering bold words written on the front of it — Like the Emperor Arriving Personally (如帝亲临).

When the four people saw the words on the front of the wooden box, their expression changed greatly. They raised their head toward the top of Qingyun Peak and bowed respectfully. Then they left the place as though they were fleeing.

A formless hand seemed to have descended from the sky and grabbed the wooden box. With a 'shua' sound, it returned; as though nothing had happened.

The wooden box looked very familiar but Xiao Chen could not be bothered to think about it at the moment. He turned around and pushed down on the risen Liu Ruyue. He said, "You should continue to regulate your energies. Everything you did earlier was wasted by you standing."

Liu Ruyue nodded gently and looked at the towering top of Qingyun Peak with a complicated expression. Then she sighed gently and sat down cross-legged once again.

The mysterious fairy-like woman had a smile on her face as she slowly walked over to Xiao Chen. She said, "A hero emerges from the youths. Seems like I have come over for nothing. Little Brother Ye, if you have time in the future, do come and visit the Jade Maiden Peak."

After she spoke, the woman took out a bottle of pills and handed it to Liu Suifeng, telling him to hand it over to Liu Ruyue.

Seeing the woman hand the bottle to him, Liu Suifeng's pig-like face revealed an extremely excited expression. All the small excitements in his heart, that were caused by the things that had happened earlier, instantly vanished.

That woman handed a name card to Xiao Chen and said, "If you have time, you must definitely make a trip to Jade Maiden Peak."

The eyes of everyone in the surrounding Heavenly Saber Pavilion were filled with envy. Xiao Chen accepted the name card. This woman had an extraordinary temperament. One glance at her seemed to have caused one to sink into a deep abyss and be unable to climb out.

He could not help but feel strange. How could there be such a beautiful woman in Jade Maiden Peak? She was even more outstanding than Chu Xinyun. He cupped his hand and said, "Many thanks for Elder Sister's invitation. I will definitely make a trip to Jade Maiden Peak some other time."

Right after Xiao Chen spoke, the surrounding people all revealed an extremely strange expression. They all could not help but say in their heart, This brat is too shameless! He is even more shameless than that old man, Song Que.

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Chapter 170: Name Resounding Everywhere Under the Heavens

When the woman heard this, she was stunned initially, then she giggled. She was like a true fairy; it caused one to become infatuated and head over heels in love with her, making one feel incessantly shocked.

"Remember to come, I'll take my leave first!" After the woman spoke, she floated away and returned to the jade ship. The celestial music rang out once again. The fairy rode on the jade ship surrounded by mist and disappeared from everyone's sight.

Seeing everyone's expression, Xiao Chen felt like he had said something wrong. However, he could not figure out what he said wrong. He could not help but look at Liu Suifeng.

Liu Suifeng moved to his ear and said in a low voice as he smiled, "That was our Ancestral Martial Aunt. She is more than 200 years old already. She is one of the deity-like beings within Heavenly Saber Pavilion."

Even if Xiao Chen's skin was thicker than the city wall, he blushed at such a situation. A 200-year-old Ancestral Martial Aunt, and yet he addressed her as Elder Sister. What a huge joke.

Liu Suifeng continued to say, "The Ancestral Martial Aunt actually handed the Medicinal Pill personally to me. She thinks highly of me! When I chase after Miss Xinyun in the future, things will be easier."

However, when he saw Xiao Chen casually put aside the name card, that little bit of pride he had instantly vanished. He could only sigh to himself and think, Constantly comparing oneself to others will only make one angry.

When the surrounding disciples saw that was nothing interesting to see, they all left. After this fight, the name 'Ye Chen' would definitely spread throughout the entire Heavenly Saber Pavilion.

Not only had he fought off the Martial King of Biyun Peak in front of everyone, he received a personal invitation from Jade Maiden Peak's Ancestral Martial Aunt. In the past few hundred years, there had never been anyone within Heavenly Saber Pavilion who was as impressive as Xiao Chen.

After everyone left, Xiao Chen and Liu Suifeng stayed behind and looked after Liu Ruyue who was regulating her energies.

The sun descended below the horizon, and night finally fell. Liu Ruyue's injuries were clearly very serious. Aside from her internal injuries, there were the even more terrifying external injuries. She was completely covered in saber wounds of varying degrees of severity; they looked very terrifying.

It was likely that she would not completely recover within half a month. Furthermore, after she recovered, she would have many scars. This would be hard for a girl to accept.

Suddenly, Xiao Chen remembered that there was a Beauty Nourishing Pill for women to use. It was recorded in the chapter on Medicinal Pills in the Compendium of Cultivation. After consuming it, it would get rid of all the scars; it only had an esthetic effect.

The most important thing was that it would allow a woman's skin to seem like water; it would be very smooth and white. Furthermore, its effects could last for forty years.

However, it would require too many herbs. It would be very problematic to search for those herbs. Xiao Chen remembered that Liu Suifeng had mentioned that there was a large dispensary in Heavenly Saber Pavilion.

Thus, he asked, "Suifeng, previously, where did you say the Heavenly Saber Pavilion's dispensary was?

Liu Suifeng replied, "It is on Jade Maiden Peak. There is a huge herb field there. There is literally every herb under the sun there. Why are you asking?"

When Xiao Chen heard this, he hurriedly asked, "How do I purchase them? Can I use Spirit Stones?"

"You can't use Spirit Stones. You can only use contribution points. The herbs are a major contributor to Heavenly Saber Pavilion's income. The portion for sale has been handed to the merchants cooperating with Heavenly Saber Pavilion."

Liu Suifeng replied quickly. This was some of the basic information on Heavenly Saber Pavilion. After Xiao Chen stayed for a little longer, he would know about them.

"Sect contribution points?" Xiao Chen said with doubt in his heart, "What is that? I have been here for quite a while already, how am I not aware of it?"

Liu Suifeng smiled faintly, "You have been training on the dueling ground all the while. How could you have known if you never went out? There is a hall on the Heaven Viewing Platform that specializes in giving out missions. After the inner disciples complete the missions there, they obtain contribution points."

"You can exchange the contribution points for Spirit Stones, Medicinal Pills, Herbs of varying ages, Battle Armor, Spirit Weapons, Movement Techniques, or Martial Techniques. You can exchange it for anything related to cultivation.

"If you can gather enough contribution points, you can directly go to Jade Maiden Peak to exchange them for the herbs you need. However, the Ancestral Martial Aunt seems to value you. Who knows, maybe you can get her to do you a favor."

After the two of them stopped speaking, Xiao Chen was deep in thought. Seems like Heavenly Saber Pavilion is far from being as simple as I thought it was. There is already a completely functional system in place.

However, this was not strange. This was a sect that had been inherited by different generations for ten thousand years. If they did not have a complete system like that, then it would be strange.

It was late in the night, and Liu Suifeng was so tired that he could no longer stay up. Xiao Chen saw that the foot of the mountain was not very dangerous. Thus, Xiao Chen let him go up the mountain to sleep; leaving Xiao Chen to stand guard alone.

A cold wind blew gently. Having nothing to do, Xiao Chen stood by Liu Ruyue and looked up at the starry sky. Then, using the weak light from the stars, he took out the Flowing Cloud Scripture Lu Chen gave him and started to flip through it slowly.

The weak starlight did not hinder Xiao Chen's reading. After he advanced to Martial Grand Master, he discovered his senses to be much stronger than before.

Although they were not to the point that night was the same as day, it was still quite easy for him to clearly read the words in the book.

The Flowing Cloud Scripture was derived from the ancient Martial Scriptures. There was a big difference between the so-called Martial Scripture, the Martial Techniques, and Cultivation Techniques—it could not be used in fights.

It was not like a Martial Technique which manifested a cultivator's cultivation as a fighting move. It was also not like a Cultivation Technique which could assist a cultivator in absorbing Spiritual Energy and improve their cultivation.

The Martial Scripture was like the nourishment scriptures of his previous life. Its main purpose was to regulate the Essence in a cultivator's body. To be more direct, it was to prevent a cultivator's Essence from becoming chaotic after a cultivator advanced in his cultivation, and entered a state of Berserking Qi Deviation.

[TL note: The nourishment scriptures mentioned above refers to a series of books that talks about lifestyle. It gives one a comprehensive idea of what to do in order to better supplement one's body. It involves diet, herb supplements, mental states, etc…]

The Martial Scripture was usually useless to cultivators in the Martial King realm. This was because the Essence in their body would not go into the state of Berserking Qi Deviation.

However, to Xiao Chen, it was very beneficial. He utilized the Battle Sage Origin's Changing Character Formula and imitated more and more Martial Techniques. Their influence on him was quite significant.

If a long time had passed, and he was not able to regulate all the Martial Techniques he had learned, it would be very problematic. If he dealt with the problem beforehand, there would be no need to worry about such a problem.

"Hu!"

After an unknown period of time, just as Xiao Chen was starting to feel tired, Liu Ruyue suddenly opened her eyes and stood up. Xiao Chen instantly reacted and said joyfully, "Elder Sister Ruyue, your internal injuries are better now right?"

Liu Ruyue smiled faintly, "Come with me."

Xiao Chen nodded gently and followed behind Liu Ruyue. Liu Ruyue led Xiao Chen to the top of the peak. There were a lot of winding paths; they traveled via secret passages he did not know about. Finally, they stopped at the entrance of a cave.

Then he followed Liu Ruyue into the cave. After they walked for a short while, they heard the sound of bubbling water. There was warm, humid air coming toward them.

This is most likely a hot spring, Xiao Chen thought in his heart. However, what is Liu Ruyue doing by bringing me here? Liu Ruyue's actions baffled Xiao Chen.

Indeed, after a while, a steaming hot spring appeared before the two of them. The steam spread all over the surface of the water; occasionally, there were bubbles surfacing from the water.

"Turn around!" Liu Ruyue said softly. Xiao Chen blushed, as though he had guessed something.

Liu Ruyue removed her clothes piece by piece, then there was a 'pu tong' sound as she caused a big splash, landing in the steamy hot spring.

Liu Ruyue found a comfortable place and lay there. Then, she said to Xiao Chen, "You can turn around now."

Xiao Chen did not know what Liu Ruyue was thinking; he could not understand. After he hesitated for a while, he still slowly turned around. Soon, he saw a scene that would cause him to have a nosebleed. He felt his entire body become hot and his blood surged.

Within the slow-moving steam, the blood washed off Liu Ruyue, revealing her hot body in the water. It was extremely enticing and gave one the impulse to rush over and commit a certain crime.

"Come in and accompany me." Liu Ruyue's voice sounded very lonely; it made one feel mournful when they heard it.

This immediately extinguished the flames which were burning non-stop in his heart. Xiao Chen jumped into the water with a 'pu tong' sound, creating a huge splash. Then he slowly sat down across from Liu Ruyue.

When Liu Ruyue saw the situation, she giggled, "Do you not remove your clothes when you soak in the hot springs?"

Xiao Chen smiled bitterly to himself, I do want to remove them but how could I dare to do so in front of you? He could only say something that he did not truly feel, "It's fine, I'm used to soaking in the hot spring like this. If I remove them, I will feel uncomfortable."

After her mood improved, Liu Ruyue seemed to feel better. She explained, "This hot spring is no ordinary hot spring. It originates from a medicinal spring in Jade Maiden Peak. Soaking in it will help to quickly treat the wounds on the body.

"I loved to soak in hot springs when I was young. At that time, there was not a lot of water in the hot spring. I rarely came, but I was very happy every time I did."

Liu Ruyue revealed an extremely warm smile, as though she was remembering happy events from the past. However, after a while, she returned to looking lonely.

"After Qingyun Peak fell, I've been coming more frequently. At that time, I practically got into fights every day. When Suifeng, Shao Yang, and the rest were young, they were frequently bullied by others.

"Every time it happened, I would rush over immediately. Regardless of whoever bullied them, I would return it tenfold or even a hundredfold. No matter how injured I got, I would make sure they paid for it.

"Since I was young, these people have never given up on their thoughts of swallowing up Qingyun Peak. They made threats and promises, and used all sorts of other despicable means. I have been holding it up until today. There were fights every now and then, so I forced myself to continuously grow stronger, walking step by step until I reached where I am today."

It was like Liu Ruyue opened up and became a chatterbox; she spoke a lot within a short period of time. Aside from the grievances she suffered when she was young, she also spoke of Qingyun Peak's past glory.

When she was young, Qingyun Peak was the top peak of Heavenly Saber Pavilion. Every day, the dueling ground was always crowded. The foot of the peak was a place with many visitors; it was bustling with people coming and going non-stop.

Then she personally witnessed the changes of Qingyun Peak. The people who once fawned over them, all turned on them and ruthlessly trampled on them. Such huge changes caused severe emotional trauma to her young heart.

Xiao Chen felt sorrowful in his heart as he felt that he could empathize with her. When he was young, he had also fallen from the top to the bottom; getting cold looks and being humiliated by others.

However, the Xiao Chen of that time chose to sink into depravity. From then on, his setback led to a total collapse. If it were not for the arrival of this Xiao Chen, he would be mediocre forever.

However, Liu Ruyue chose to be alone, holding everything up by herself, becoming a rose covered in thorns. Her personality became one that was as sharp as a saber blade; vicious toward enemies but even more vicious toward herself.

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Chapter 171: Rose With Thorns

She kept everything that was weak about her hidden under the sharpness of the blade; never revealing it to anyone else. All the long-term suppression, suffering, grievances, and bitterness, were all released in a single breath today.

Finally, Liu Ruyue's eyes started to slowly tear up. Before long, tears fell as she smiled, "Thank you for accompanying me for such a long time. You should go back first, let me be alone for a while."

Everyone needs to unload their worries, especially those who appear to be strong, able women; they feel lonely in their hearts. If worries were hidden in their hearts for a long time, they would become a problem.

Xiao Chen smiled faintly and slowly got up. The original desires in his heart had long been cast aside to an unknown place. Since his mission was completed, there was no need to stay here anymore.

He took out a set of dry clothes from the Universe Ring and placed it by the side of the hot spring. Then he leaped out and headed out of the cave.

Xiao Chen knew that the next time he met Liu Ruyue after he walked out of the cave, she would have turned back into that rose with thorns. She would only take on the appearance of a sharp blade. The delicate girl in her would not be revealed again.

Watching Xiao Chen's back as he left, Liu Ruyue felt slightly disappointed in her heart. After some time, she smiled bitterly and shook her head before sinking her entire body into the water.

The stream swirled around the hot spring, causing one to feel warm. However, Liu Ruyue's heart slowly calmed down. Some things were impossible; there was no need to think about them.

The next day, early in the morning, Xiao Chen held the name card in his hand and studied it carefully. Finally, he decided to make a trip to Jade Maiden Peak. Although that medicinal spring could accelerate the healing process, it would not be as effective at getting rid of the scars as the Medicinal Pill he was going to refine. Thus, he wrote down all the herbs he needed and then he went to look for Liu Suifeng.

When Liu Suifeng heard that Xiao Chen wanted him to bring Xiao Chen to Jade Maiden Peak, he quickly shook his head and said, "No way. Look at my face, it is swollen like a pig's head. How can I be unashamed to go out like this. If Miss Xinyun saw me like this, I would feel like dying."

Xiao Chen found it funny. He did not expect Liu Suifeng to reject him like this. He compromised and said, "In that case, can you at least send me to the foot of Jade Maiden Peak."

Liu Suifeng chuckled, "Let me say this first, I will not go up the mountain. Wait for a while, let me put on a cloak."

After a while, Liu Suifeng appeared wearing a black cloak. His face was completely hidden in the shadow of the hood. His face could not be seen clearly, and it seemed a little strange.

"Haha, that's more like it. Lead the way!" Xiao Chen smiled.

Liu Suifeng loved going to Jade Maiden Peak any time he could. Thus, he was very familiar with the way there. Soon, he led Xiao Chen to the foot of Jade Maiden Peak.

Jade Maiden Peak towered over the land, the top of the peak was shrouded in mist. The Peak was completely covered in fresh greenery. There was a lingering delicate fragrance around Jade Maiden Peak, and it could be smelled from a distance; those who smelled it would feel carefree and relaxed.

The thing that caused Xiao Chen to feel strange was that there were many disciples of other peaks at the foot of the Peak. They were all standing at the foot of the mountain in an elegant and graceful manner, arranged in small groups and chatting with each other.

"The Jade Maiden Peak disciples are coming down," someone shouted suddenly.

The crowd instantly moved as they all rushed forward like a swarm of bees. They ignored all decorum of grace as they pushed and squeezed their way forward; each of them only wished to be the first to reach the Jade Maiden Peak disciples.

"Junior Sister Xiao, are you doing the sect missions? I'll accompany you. I recently advanced to Superior Grade Martial Grand Master. I can guarantee your safety!"

[TL note: Seriously, the author needs to find better names… Just like before, this Xiao (肖) is different from the Xiao (萧) of Xiao Chen. Her Xiao is also different from all the ones that appeared before.]

"Junior Sister Xiao, I just obtained an Earth Ranked Spirit Weapon the day before; my strength is now boosted. Let me accompany you!"

"Junior Sister Xiao, let me accompany you! I have a Profound Ranked Battle Armor. I'll give it to you so that you will certainly be worry-free."

A girl dressed in white was being surrounded by the group of people, akin to the moon being surrounded by stars. The Heavenly Saber Pavilion inner disciples surrounding her all kept fawning over her, expressing their wish to do the sect missions with her.

The girl with the surname Xiao had an impatient look spreading across her face. She ignored the people around her, but eventually she got irritated and scolded everyone around her. Only after that, did everyone stop following her.

Xiao Chen felt it was interesting. Thus, he asked, "What's going on? What is the group of people surrounding that girl trying to do?"

Liu Suifeng answered, "In most of the other peaks in Heavenly Saber Pavilion, the situation is that there are way more males than females. If those disciples want to search for a girl, they can only turn their attention toward Jade Maiden Peak. However, males are not allowed on Jade Maiden Peak. So, they can only wait below, at the foot of the mountain."

So this was what was going on. In that case, how did Liu Suifeng go up? Xiao Chen could not help but think suspiciously. Could it be that Liu Suifeng has something special about him.

Liu Suifeng smiled proudly, "Who do they think am I? How can those people even dream of comparing themselves to me? It is easy for me to get into Jade Maiden Peak. Furthermore, I'm extremely welcome there. It is not something these people can achieve."

As they spoke, the Jade Maiden Peak disciple with the surname Xiao walked over to the two of them. Liu Suifeng was clearly nervous, he quickly stopped speaking and deeply lowered his head.

In the instant she brushed past them, the girl suddenly stopped. She turned around and studied Liu Suifeng carefully.

After a while, she revealed a strange look on her face, "Liu Suifeng, why are you dressed like that? Didn't you take a sick leave? Why do you seem so healthy and active now? I was about to go looking for you."

Liu Suifeng was recognized… he smiled helplessly and said, "Junior Sister Xiao, I am just here to accompany a friend. I am truly injured, I'm not lying."

Junior Sister Xiao snorted and said, "I don't believe you. Come back with me quickly. In the days you were gone, birds kept coming to the herb field I'm responsible for and pecked at the herbs. I was thoroughly scolded by my master.

"Come back with me quickly and chase away those birds. Otherwise, I'll tell Master that you were lying and prohibit you from coming up the Peak. Let's see how you chase after Senior Sister Chu after that."

Xiao Chen found it funny. So Liu Suifeng worked as a scarecrow on Jade Maiden Peak. Yet, he still was so proud that he could go up to Jade Mountain Peak.

When the surrounding people heard that Junior Sister Xiao needed someone to chase the birds away, they all surrounded her once again. They all shouted, "Since he is not willing, let me help you!"

Junior Sister Xiao snorted, "Who asked you to go! I'm very irritated now, so go away and stop bothering me."

Xiao Chen was astonished. He did not expect that an unpopular job like chasing birds would have so many people fighting for it. Based on this, Liu Suifeng did indeed have the right to be proud.

Liu Suifeng was forced into a helpless situation, she had figured out his weak spot. He could only follow Junior Sister Xiao and head for Jade Maiden Peak. Xiao Chen simply followed quietly behind them.

"Who is he? Doesn't he know that Jade Maiden Peak does not allow outsiders in?" Junior Sister Xiao said unhappily when she saw Xiao Chen following them.

Liu Suifeng quickly explained, "He has the name card that Ancestral Martial Aunt gave him. He was invited."

"You are Ye Chen!" Junior Sister Xiao's eyes brighten as she cried out in joy. After a while, she pouted, "He does not seem very handsome. How did he chase away Song Que?"

This girl was really direct. Xiao Chen smiled but did not reply. As the three of them moved forward, Xiao Chen got to know how Liu Suifeng got the bird chasing job.

Jade Maiden Peak had extremely vast herb fields. There were many birds on the mountain eyeing these fields. Occasionally, they would swoop down and peck at some of the herbs.

Furthermore, these birds were not ordinary birds. After staying in the Spiritual Energy rich Jade Maiden Peak, the intelligence of these birds was much higher. The moment there was a chance, they would take advantage of it.

Any herb in the peak's herb field would be worth thousands of gold taels. If an aged herb was eaten by birds, it would be even more unfortunate. Thus, the higher-ups of Jade Maiden Peak had a headache due to these birds.

Sometimes, when some Spiritual Herbs matured, there would even be high ranking flying Spirit Beasts. Thus, every herb field had their own person to guard them.

For a period of time, Jade Maiden Peak was short-handed, thus, they issued sect missions. Liu Suifeng was lucky enough to get one of these missions.

Liu Suifeng was very good at chasing these birds away. The fields that he watched over never had any birds pecking at the herbs. So, when the mission ended, Jade Maiden Peak's Peak Master even offered him a position protecting the fields—Professional Scarecrow.

Xiao Chen also found out the name of the girl with the surname Xiao; it was Yuhuan. She was 14-years-old this year. She kept pestering Xiao Chen along the way, asking some strange questions; they gave him a headache.

Soon, they arrived at the first checkpoint. Xiao Chen showed the name card that Ancestral Martial Aunt gave him, and the people at the checkpoint did not stop him. They even sent someone to guide Xiao Chen.

Seeing Xiao Chen walk straight up into Jade Maiden Peak, the crowd below was incredibly astonished. There were even some who tried their luck, thinking they could go up Jade Maiden Peak.

However, even before they reached the checkpoint, they were mercilessly thrown out by someone. They fell miserably and rolled down the mountainside, humiliated.

"We can't go up? How did that fellow enter?" someone exclaimed.

Someone, who saw Xiao Chen yesterday, mocked him, "He is someone with Ancestral Martial Aunt Shen's name card. If you have it then you can go up as well."

"So he is Ye Chen. He is simply an Inferior Grade Martial Grand Master, how did he chase away Song Que?"

"He used the Secret Treasure of Qingyun Peak, that's how he chased Song Que away. Furthermore, the Old Peak Master of Qingyun Peak made a move. Based on his strength, how could he be a match for Biyun Peak's Peak Master."

On the peak, Xiao Chen could not hear all these things being said about him. When they arrived at the herb field, he parted ways with Liu Suifeng and Xiao Yuhuan.

Herb fields after herb fields appeared before Xiao Chen's eyes; it was a big eye-opener. Liu Suifeng's words were indeed true. As he walked, he literally saw tens of thousands of herbs.

Aside from a few Spiritual Herbs which required special environments, all the herbs in Tianwu Continent could easily be found here.

After a while, Xiao Chen was led to a place above sheer cliffs and precipitous rocks. There was a wooden pavilion standing tall, as though it were floating in the air.

"Senior Brother Ye, please wait here for a while. Let me report to Ancestral Martial Aunt first."

Xiao Chen nodded. Not long after, the girl who led Xiao Chen here came out and brought Xiao Chen into the Great Hall of the pavilion.

He saw the fairy-like woman from yesterday in the Great Hall. She was seated on a wooden chair with a smile on her face. When Xiao Chen saw this woman again, he could not believe that this person was already more than 200-years-old.

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Chapter 172: Requirements of Ancestral Martial Aunt

However, Xiao Chen did not dare to be careless this time. He greeted her respectfully, "Ye Chen greets Ancestral Martial Aunt. I offended you yesterday, I hope Ancestral Martial Aunt does not take it to heart."

The woman smiled and took out a bottle of Medicinal Pills which she then handed to Xiao Chen. She said, "It does not matter. I was not expecting you to arrive today. I have a question for you. Did you refine this pill yourself?"

Xiao Chen received it and took a look; it was the Blood Replenishing Pill he had refined. He started thinking, Back then, when Nangong Yan saw the pills I refined, he was extremely amazed as well.

Did the Medicinal Pills that I made reveal some of my secrets?

However, this was not the time to think about this problem. Right now, he should be thinking of how to answer this question. After hesitating for a while, Xiao Chen decided to answer with the truth, "In reply to Ancestral Martial Aunt, this Medicinal Pill was indeed refined by myself. Is there something wrong?"

A strange look flashed deep within the eyes of this fairy-like woman. She smiled, "There is nothing wrong. I would like to invite you to help me refine a Medicinal Pill. Will you assist me with this?"

At the foot of Qingyun Peak of Lingyun Mountain Range, Leng Liusu stood there with a complicated expression on her face. After hesitating for a while, she finally made up her mind. She then turned into a pretty red figure that dashed into the peak.

After a while, she arrived at Liu Ruyue's courtyard which was in the middle of the peak. She took out a bottle of Medicinal Pills and knocked violently before simply walking into her courtyard.

"Young Pavilion Master, why are you here?" Xiao Meng came out of Liu Ruyue's room. When she saw Leng Liusu, she seemed shocked.

Leng Liusu said indifferently, "Where is Liu Ruyue? Is she in the room?"

Xiao Meng was very aware of the grudge between Liu Ruyue and Leng Liusu. Thus, she did not like Leng Liusu very much. She said in a soft voice, "Elder Sister Ruyue just fell asleep. It is best not to disturb her now."

"She is asleep? It's better this way." Leng Liusu took out the bottle of pills and handed it to Xiao Meng, "Although I do not know the name of this pill, it can treat external and internal injuries. It is pretty effective for both."

Xiao Meng took it suspiciously. She opened the bottle and took out a pill. Doubt could be seen in her eyes as she said, "Why is it exactly the same as one of Brother Ye Chen's pills."

When Leng Liusu, who had already walked to the entrance of the courtyard, heard this, she turned around excitedly and said to Xiao Meng, "Have you seen this pill before? Who gave it to you?"

Xiao Meng nodded and took out a bottle of pills as well. She said, "This contains the pills that Brother Ye Chen gave to Shao Yang in the past. It is exactly the same as your bottle."

Ye Chen… It was indeed him. It was like thunder crackled in Liu Liusu's mind; she stood there stunned. Why did I not think of Ye Chen? Could he have been the one who accompanied me the whole night?

Leng Liusu recovered her wits and said, "Where is he? Where did he go? Is he still in Qingyun Peak?"

I have to find him and clarify this, Leng Liusu felt a sudden urge to look for Xiao Chen. The truth was too hard to swallow. The person she had been searching for was actually the lascivious bastard.

"Ye Chen went to Jade Maiden Peak with Suifeng early in the morning!"

Within Jade Maiden Peak, Xiao Chen thought he had misheard. The Ancestral Martial Aunt actually wanted his help in refining a Medicinal Pill. Although he could not sense how strong she was, he guessed that she was at least a Martial Monarch.

With such strength and frequent stays at Jade Maiden Peak, how could her refining abilities be so poor? "Ancestral Martial Aunt, are you joking? I'm just a young man without any capabilities. How could I be of any help to Ancestral Martial Aunt in refining pills."

"My name is Shen Manjun. You can address me as Senior Shen. Ancestral Martial Aunt makes me sound very old, I have never really liked the sound of it," Shen Manjun smiled as she said.

"I can feel your Spiritual Core and hence know your level of alchemy. For the pill I want to refine, there isn't an issue with the Rank but rather with the refinement method. Here is the recipe, take a look first."

Xiao Chen suddenly felt afraid. His Spiritual Core had been seen through in an instant. However, he had not felt anything at all. Exactly how strong was this person?

"Immortal Cloud Life Extending Pill!"

Xiao Chen took the recipe and glanced at it. This glance caused his mind to become chaotic. He then continued reading carefully without changing his facial expressions.

After he read it, Xiao Chen understood what Shen Manjun meant. It turns out that the refinement method for this Medicinal Pill was exactly the same as the method found in the Compendium of Cultivation. It was possible that Shen Manjun was not able to figure it out by herself.

After she saw Xiao Chen's Blood Replenishing Pill, she could immediately sense the refining methods of this Blood Replenishing Pill; they were very different from the mainstream methods used today.

"The refining method needed for this Immortal Cloud Life Extending Pill is the ancient refining method. This is something I am not capable of doing. Your Blood Replenishing Pill should have been refined by the ancient refining methods. As long as you know the method, there is no need to fear that you are not able to refine this Immortal Cloud Life Extending Pill," Shen Manjun said gently.

Xiao Chen thoughts raced, and he remembered the attitude of Nangong Yan from before. He felt that this was something he could not admit to. After all, one may know a person for a long time without knowing his true nature. He had only seen Shen Manjun once or twice. If he admitted to it, who knew what kind of consequences there would be.

With his current strength, if something really did happen, he would not be able to resist Shen Manjun's might.

After Xiao Chen made up his mind, he said sullenly, "Senior Shen, my alchemy skills were passed down to me by a mysterious alchemist. I am not really able to understand the refinement methods of this Immortal Cloud Life Extending Pill."

Disappointment appeared in Shen Manjun's eyes. She said, "I need to refine this pill to save the life of a friend. If you are able to refine it, I can make you advance to Martial Saint within a month."

So, it was not for her own use. Xiao Chen felt slightly surprised. However, looking at Shen Manjun's lifeforce, it felt as if she could still live for a long time. There should be no problem in living for another hundred years—unlike a person who was heavily lethargic.

Xiao Chen was not interested in raising his cultivation to Martial Saint within a month. He knew that there were Medicinal Pills that would allow one's cultivation to be raised significantly, or that a person could pass on their cultivation to someone else, hence raising one's cultivation.

Xiao Chen did not know which method she would use. However, regardless of the method, they all had the same problem. The cultivation was not his own. If he could not completely refine all of it, it might turn into a barrier for him in the future.

Shen Manjun saw that Xiao Chen did not seem very interested in her suggestion. She followed up by saying, "If you are worried about not being able to completely refine all of it, you can opt to choose an item of equivalent value. Be it a Spirit Stone, Secret Treasure, Martial Technique, Medicinal Pill, Spirit Weapon, or Battle Armor; they are all fine."

Xiao Chen hurriedly said, "Senior Shen misunderstands me. I am truly unable to refine this Immortal Cloud Life Extending Pill. No matter how big the promise you make, it would be useless.

"Although I am unable to refine this Immortal Cloud Life Extending Pill, I do have an Immortal Cloud Life Extending Pill. It was passed down in my clan and was never used. If Senior Shen requires it, Senior Shen may have it."

After Xiao Chen spoke, he stepped forward and took out the Immortal Cloud Life Extending Pill from the Universe Ring. Then, he handed it to Shen Manjun. This trinket might be worth a lot to the senior generation but it was completely useless to Xiao Chen.

He might as well use it to gain a favor here. Coincidently, he needed to ask Shen Manjun for help as well. Killing two birds with one stone, why not.

Shen Manjun, who fell into despair, suddenly cheered up. She took the Immortal Cloud Life Extending Pill and inspected it carefully. It was indeed a complete Immortal Cloud Life Extending Pill. However, it seemed a little different.

"This is a Superior Grade Immortal Cloud Life Extending Pill. It is significantly better than the regular Immortal Cloud Life Extending Pill. It can extend a person's life by 40 years," Shen Manjun said hoarsely when she finally saw what was different about it.

She initially did not dare to harbor any hope. Therefore, she did not expect to experience such a pleasant surprise. Shen Manjun revealed an extremely happy expression on her face, "Ye Chen, whatever you need, you can tell me. I will make sure you get it immediately. If I am not able to do it, I will get someone else to help you."

Xiao Chen did not have a pressing need for anything. While the materials of the Beauty Nourishing Pill were urgently needed, it was not worth exchanging the Immortal Cloud Life Extending Pill for them.

"Can I have Spirit Stones? It would be best if I can get Medial Grade Spirit Stones."

Shen Manjun eyes opened wide. She did not expect that Xiao Chen would make such a simple request. She smiled, "That's a good idea. I can give you 500 Inferior Grade Spirit Stones and 20 Medial Grade Spirit Stones. What do you think?"

Xiao Chen was astonished at being able to exchange it for so many Spirit Stones. After a while, Xiao Chen said, "Actually, I came to Jade Maiden Peak today to ask for help. I was hoping to be able to purchase some Spiritual Herbs."

Shen Manjun took the note that Xiao Chen handed to her. After she finished looking at it, she said, "You probably do not have any contribution points. So you came to me seeking to pull some strings.

"Unfortunately, the herb fields on Jade Maiden peak are not under my control. Furthermore, Spiritual herbs requires contribution points; you can't use Spirit Stones."

Xiao Chen said, "In that case, may I ask how many contribution points would be required in exchange for these Spiritual Herbs. Is Senior willing to be my guarantor? I will owe contribution points which I will definitely repay within a month."

Shen Manjun muttered to herself for a while before saying, "You will probably require about 500 contribution points. Getting someone to be a guarantor does not conform to the sect's rules. However, If you urgently need these Spiritual Herbs, I can make an exception for you."

Xiao Chen felt joy and he immediately made a promissory note. After Shen Manjun received it, she immediately called someone over. Soon, someone brought over all the herbs Xiao Chen needed.

"Take these Spirit Stones first. I only have ten Medial Grade Spirit Stones on me. I will get someone to send you the remainder the day after." Before Xiao Chen left, Shen Manjun handed the Spirit Stones over to Xiao Chen.

After Xiao Chen left Shen Manjun's pavilion, he looked up at the splendid sun in the sky. He was in a very good mood. Not only had he managed to deal with the matter for which he came to Jade Maiden Peak, he even managed to obtain many Spirit Stones for nothing in return. It was easy money landing in his lap.

It looked like it had been a wise decision to steal Ge Yunbin's Medicinal Pill back then. Xiao Chen had a huge smile plastered on his face when he arrived at the herb field where Liu Suifeng was.

Along the way, he met many Jade Maiden Peak disciples. They were all as pretty as flowers; they were all beautiful youths who were pleasing to the eye. No wonder there were so many people at the foot of the mountain, fighting for a chance to go in. Even if they were here to clear the rubbish, it would still be a kind of fortune to be able to see so many beautiful ladies.

Xiao Chen was not stopped by anyone for questioning along the way; it was as though someone had informed everyone in advance. He managed to make his way directly to the herb field where Liu Suifeng was at.

Liu Suifeng was sitting dispiritedly on the ground beside the herb field. There was a piece of straw in his mouth and there was a conical bamboo hat on his head. He had an extremely unsightly expression on his face.

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Chapter 173: Contribution Points

Xiao Chen smiled as he walked over, "Why do you have such an unsightly expression? Have you been dumped?"

Liu Suifeng smiled bitterly, "More or less… That Xiao brat pulled off my hood earlier. She immediately started laughing at my pig's head and laughed for a long time. That was not even the worst. She even called Miss Xinyun over."

"My image has been thoroughly destroyed. Do you think Miss Xinyun will still care about me in the future?"

This fellow wants to chase after a girl, yet he is not willing to put aside his pride... Xiao Chen had an incomparable disdain for him in his heart. He did not wish to continue discussing this topic. He said, "I have acquired the herbs I need. I will go down and refine the medicine for your sister first."

When Liu Suifeng heard this, his expression turned serious, "To think Ancestral Martial Aunt is really willing to do this for you. How did you do it?"

"I have a debt of 500 contribution points with Ancestral Martial Aunt as the guarantor. I said that I would repay it within a month," Xiao Chen answered with the truth.

When Liu Suifeng heard this, he exclaimed in astonishment, "You are done for… I'm not even able to accumulate 50 contribution points in a month. To think you actually want to amass 500 contribution points within a month."

When Xiao Chen heard this, the color drained from his face. Could it be that 500 contribution points is a lot? Then why did Senior Shen not remind me of it?

Actually, Xiao Chen had really misunderstood Shen Manjun. Shen Manjun had not done any sect missions for more than a hundred years. Her impression of the value of contribution points was still stuck in that previous period.

Thus, she did not feel that it was difficult to amass 500 contribution points in a month. If she had known about it, she would have extended the time needed to pay the loan back.

"What will happen if I cannot meet the deadline?" Xiao Chen asked.

Liu Suifeng scratched his head, "It's hard to say; there has never been such a precedent. However, the rules regarding sect contribution points are the most important in Heaven Saber Pavilion. You will understand this better in the future.

"If you are the precedent and cannot accomplish it, the people from the Hall of Contributions will definitely not let you off easily. This is because they cannot casually allow such precedents to happen."

Xiao Chen thought about it for a while and felt that Liu Suifeng made sense. Being the precedent already went against the rules. If he failed to fulfill the agreement, then the impact would be great.

If we were to consider this from another perspective, then if Xiao Chen was part of the higher-ups, in order to uphold the prestige of the Hall of Contributions, he would be willing to kill the chicken to scare the monkey; to prevent people from speaking ill of them.

[TL note: Kill the chicken to scare the monkey: This means to make an example out of someone, to keep everyone else in line.]

Liu Suifeng said, "Ye Chen, why don't you go ask Ancestral Martial Aunt to extend the deadline?"

While the two of them spoke, a large flock of birds came swooping down from the sky. These birds chose a very good time—the instant Liu Suifeng was distracted.

Liu Suifeng was already in a bad mood. When he saw the situation, he cursed, "Bunch of bastards! Are you done yet?!"

"Shua! Shua!"

Liu Suifeng flicked his finger and several rocks shot out. Immediately, a few birds fell from the sky. There were a few more 'shua' sounds and the flock of birds was completely scared off.

"Great finger techniques, Senior Brother! We have bird meat for dinner again tonight! Teehee!" A cheerful and lighthearted voice could be heard. This was Xiao Yuhuan speaking happily as she picked up the birds on the ground.

Seeing that Xiao Yuhuan still dared to come over, Liu Suifeng quickly chased her away and cursed, "You brat! Still dare to show yourself? See if I beat you to death."

"Senior Brother, there is no need to worry. Your pig's head is actually full of character. Who knows, maybe Senior Sister Xinyun might find it unique and fall in love with you."

Seeing the two of them running around, Xiao Chen smiled. Then, he turned around and headed back to Shen Manjun's pavilion. He also felt it was best to look for Shen Manjun again to ask her to extend the deadline.

"What?! Ancestral Martial Aunt already left? When will she be back?" When Xiao Chen had rushed back to the pavilion, the maid at the gates told him that Shen Manjun had left shortly after him.

"I do not know. Maybe a day or two, or maybe three to five months. Ancestral Martial Aunt does not seem to follow any routines when she goes out."

Xiao Chen could only descend Jade Maiden Peak helplessly. The huge crowd of disciples from other peaks were still waiting at the bottom of the peak. Xiao Chen ignored them and headed straight to Qingyun Peak.

The most important thing to do now was to quickly refine the Beauty Nourishing Pill. Then, he had to think of a way to obtain 500 contribution points within a month; before he got into trouble.

Halfway there, Xiao Chen suddenly stopped. He turned around but saw no one. Suddenly he said, "Friend, it is time to show yourself after following me for so long!"

There's no response, Xiao Chen thought suspicious in his heart. Could I have sensed wrongly? Ever since I left Jade Maiden Peak, I kept getting the feeling that someone was following me.

Xiao Chen used his Spiritual Sense to scan the area a few times, but could not detect anything. However, he no longer dared to place complete faith in his Spiritual Sense anymore. When he was in Evil Wind Valley, he could not sense the Martial Saint following him.

Even after he repeated himself, no one showed themselves. Xiao Chen could no longer be bothered. Now, everyone knew the Old Peak Master was still in Qingyun Peak. There should not be anyone seeking trouble with him at this time.

Just as Xiao Chen turned away, a figured landed firmly on the ground. Xiao Chen prepared himself and quickly turned around. When he clearly saw who it was, he felt a headache coming on.

If this person really wanted to seek trouble with him, there was no need for this person to fear the Old Peak Master of Qingyun Peak. That person simply stood there looking at Xiao Chen, and Xiao Chen was not able to tell what that person was thinking.

The atmosphere seemed odd. Xiao Chen saw that Leng Liusu did not seem like she was going to make a move against him. This was quite out of character for her.

The two of them looked at each other for a long time. Finally, Leng Liusu could no longer resist asking, "Ye Chen, let me ask you… Did you save me from Leng Tianyue the other day?"

Although he was quite suspicious about how she found out, this was a good thing. Maybe they could resolve the misunderstanding between them. Xiao Chen said indifferently, "You could say so."

"Why did you save me?"

Xiao Chen smiled faintly, "Back then, you saved me from Berserking Qi Deviation in the pool of water. You accidentally saved me once and I saved you once. We are even now."

When Leng Liusu heard this, she smiled, "Even if you saved me, why did you take advantage of the situation and kiss me. Seems like I have not misunderstood you by calling you a lascivious bastard."

Crap! I've been discovered. Xiao Chen said somewhat awkwardly, "Did I? I don't seem to remember. Maybe you are mistaken."

"Am I that ugly? To think you don't even have the courage to admit to kissing me." Leng Liusu's expression changed as she spoke in a sullen voice.

Xiao Chen could only retract his words, "You are not ugly, I did indeed kiss you."

""Hu!"

Suddenly, Leng Liusu rushed over to Xiao Chen and drew her saber from its scabbard with a 'huang dang' sound. The saber light was very dazzling, it brought a strong wind as it hacked toward Xiao Chen violently.

She seemed fine earlier, yet she attacked on a whim, Xiao Chen truly could not understand. He executed the Three Flowing Cloud Images and turned into an ocean. The saber moved gently, like a spray of water.

Perfection like Water, it is beneficial for many things and does not compete with them. Although it seemed like it did not compete, it competed by not competing. No matter how strong a force was, it cannot cause a great ripple. Perfection like Water, it is beneficial to many things but does not disrupt them. It may seem like it does not disrupt and yet, it does so by not disrupting. No matter the strength of a force, it will not be able to create ripples.

Even if it did cause a ripple, it would quickly calm down. You may use magnificent armies with thousands of men and horses to split the mountain and seas, but I remain unmoving, disrupting by not disrupting.

This was the truth of the Three Flowing Cloud Images. To counterattack while defending; to deal with ten thousand changes by not changing.

"Dang!"

Leng Liusu took a step back; there was astonishment on her face. Three months ago, she could still easily send Xiao Chen flying. Even though she was now an Inferior Grade Martial Saint, she was unable to make him retreat.

Leng Liusu pushed her feet off the ground and hacked her saber toward Xiao Chen again. Xiao Chen frowned slightly and drew his saber with a 'huang dang' sound. This time, he did not avoid her saber.

Leng Liusu's attack did not contain any killing intent. If they fought, it would take a long time to end. Xiao Chen truly did not have any time to waste and could only try taking a risk.

Indeed, Leng Liusu's saber blade stopped half an inch away from Xiao Chen's forehead. The instant the saber stopped, a violent wind blew at Xiao Chen, causing his hair to blow backward.

"Are you not afraid of me killing you?" Leng Liu said coldly, "Of all the Masters to choose, you chose Liu Ruyue."

Xiao Chen's expression turned cold; this was something that he did not like hearing. He said indifferently, "It is my freedom to choose any master I want. I believe the grievances have been sorted out. I gave you an opportunity to kill me earlier, but you did not take it. In that case, I will take my leave first."

After taking a few steps back, Xiao Chen turned around and executed the Azure Dragon Cloud Soaring Art. He then soared along the ground and soon disappeared from Leng Liusu's sight.

As Leng Liusu watched Xiao Chen leave, she smiled gently, "Leaving after doing the deed. There is no such thing as a free meal. Liu Ruyue, let's see how you are going to compete with me this time."

After Xiao Chen returned to Qingyun Peak, he did not want to think about Leng Liusu. He carefully started preparing to refine the Beauty Nourishing Pill. Although the rank of this pill was not high, the ingredients it required were rare, and it was tricky to refine.

Amongst the ingredients, the herbs had to be of certain ages. In order to prevent failure, he had prepared a total of five sets of ingredients. This was the reason why the herbs were so expensive.

When Xiao Chen took out the Azure Dragon Medicine Cauldron, Feng Feixue's figure appeared in his mind. He revealed a gentle smile as he recollected his thoughts, "Seems like I have not refined new pills for a long time. I wonder what the success rates will be like."

Xiao Chen took out the herbs in the Universe Ring set by set and arranged them on the table. Then, he closed his eyes and carefully recalled the steps for refining the Beauty Nourishing Pill.

Not long after, Xiao Chen slowly opened his eyes; his face was filled with confidence. He flicked his finger and six strands of purple flames, separated by about half a meter, turned into balls which floated around Xiao Chen.

Now, Xiao Chen's cultivation was much higher than when he was in Mohe City. Naturally, he did not have to worry about running out of Essence. Nor did he have to worry about having a lack of control, and only being able to control one flame.

The instant he shot out the flames, his left hand smacked the table, skillfully causing six types of herbs to fly up; each of them entering a flame and getting refined.

"Hu Hu!"

With only a thought from Xiao Chen, his Spiritual Core entered the flames. It instantly entered the insides of the six herbs, and rapidly found their cores.

Then Xiao Chen manipulated the flames to burn in a spiraling fashion. The six flames spun around Xiao Chen rapidly. The herbs started to melt within the flames.

Xiao Chen moved with good coordination; he quickly placed six bottles on the table, and caught all the medicinal liquid without missing a drop.

Then, he immediately sent a new batch of herbs into the flames. The herbs on the table slowly disappear in this manner and the number of bottles increased. Soon, the refinement of all the medicinal liquid was completed.

The first step of refinement was complete. Xiao Chen exhaled in relief. He stretched out his right index finger and the fires gathered together. With a 'sou' sound, they entered into the Azure Dragon Medicine Cauldron.

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Chapter 174: Beauty Nourishing Pill

Xiao Chen followed the steps and slowly poured the medicinal liquid into the medicine cauldron. When all the medicinal liquid was poured in, a fragrant scent of herbs assaulted his nose, and spread throughout the room.

Xiao Chen controlled the Purple Thunder True Fire carefully as he slowly merged the medicinal liquids together. The unnecessary impurities slowly flowed out from the outlet of the Azure Dragon Medicine Cauldron.

Although the method of refining the Beauty Nourishing Pill was complicated, it was not too difficult to refine it. After all, it's rank was not high. It just needed a longer time.

"Zi Zi!"

After burning for a long time, a pill embryo was finally formed. Xiao Chen started to lower the temperature of the flame and initiated the third step—using warm flames to slowly finalize the pill.

This forming of the pill shape was the most important step of the refining process in determining the quality of the pill, which would define the grade of the pill. Thus, Xiao Chen did not dare to be careless.

Under Xiao Chen's manipulation of the purple flames, the lumpy pill embryo slowly became round and smooth. Finally, it turned into a brightly colored pill.

Xiao Chen revealed a satisfied smile. After this was the final nourishment of the pill. Brightly colored circles appeared on the Medicinal Pill.

Then, the refined pill plopped out of the outlet, landing in the porcelain bottle. Xiao Chen picked it up and smelled it. He felt some excitement in his heart, it was a success!

He succeeded the first time he refined it. This was a good sign. A sincere expression of joy appeared on Xiao Chen's face.

There were four more sets of ingredients. He could not let those go to waste, so he continued to refine them. However, he was not as lucky as the first time. His success rate was about half. Out of the four tries, he failed twice. Even so, the success rate was not considered low. Xiao Chen put away the three Beauty Nourishing Pills properly and headed over to Liu Ruyue's courtyard.

Soon, he arrived at the gates of Liu Ruyue's courtyard. Just as he was about to knock, the gates opened, revealing Liu Ruyue's somewhat stunned face.

The blood had already been completely washed off of her body. She was now dressed in the same way she normally did—in tight cultivator robes. Her complexion looked much better now.

However, there were some faint scars on her face that had not faded. To a girl, it was a devastating blow as it affected their beauty. However, it appeared that Liu Ruyue did not seem to mind.

"Why are you looking for me?" Liu Ruyue asked.

Xiao Chen recovered his wits and nodded. Then, he handed the Beauty Nourishing Pill to Liu Ruyue, "Elder Sister Ruyue, this is the Beauty Nourishing Pill that I refined. It can remove the scars on your body, as well as nourish your skin."

When Liu Ruyue heard this, she smiled. She felt happy in her heart, every girl liked to be beautiful; naturally, Liu Ruyue was no exception. However, she did not have too high an expectation in this area.

"Are you trying to bribe your Master?" Liu Ruyue joked as she received the pill.

Xiao Chen smiled, "Elder Sister Ruyue, I will be preparing to go to the Hall of Contributions in a while. I might not return to Qingyun Peak for a month."

"Hall of Contribution?" Liu Ruyue was deep in thought for a while. Then, she said, "That's good. Many of the Martial Techniques at the top of Qingyun Peak require contribution points in order to obtain them

"Come with me. Your Basic Saber Technique is already practiced to the Small Perfection. Before you go, let me teach you a Secret Technique of Qingyun Peak."

Xiao Chen's expression changed slightly, "Elder Sister Ruyue, your injuries have not completely healed yet. You cannot circulate your Essence. Wait until I come back!"

Although Xiao Chen really wanted to learn the Secret Technique of Qingyun Peak, with Liu Ruyue's current situation, it was not a good time for her to pass on the technique. If she circulated her Essence while recovering, it would severely damage her body.

Liu Ruyue smiled gently, "There is no problem. I know my body very well."

Qingyun Peak, dueling grounds:

Liu Ruyue stood across from Xiao Chen and said, "The Seven Peaks of Heavenly Saber Pavilion each have an area they specialize in. The specialty of Qingyun Peak's Saber Technique is speed—a saber that is faster than wind.

"Thus, all of Qingyun Peak's Secret Techniques are related to speed. Qingyun Peak has a total of seven Secret Techniques. Given the style of the Lunar Shadow Saber, there is only one that is suitable for you—Clear Wind Chop!"

Clear Wind Chop? Xiao Chen remembered that he once obtained a Martial Technique manual for the Clear Wind Chop. He could not help but rummage through his Universe Ring to look for it. After a while, he took out a Martial Technique manual and handed it over to Liu Ruyue, "This is a Martial Technique manual I obtained in the past. Is this the one?"

Liu Ruyue felt it was strange. She took a look through it, then, under Xiao Chen's astonished gaze, she threw it into the air, pulled out her saber, and created a series of lights in the air which tore apart the Clear Wind Chop Martial Technique manual.

"Shua! Shua!"

The sound of wind resounded. Even though Xiao Chen was across from it, he could feel the strong air flow. A breeze caused his clothes to flutter continuously.

The book trembled non-stop in the air. All of its pages fell out and scattered. Then, they floated down page by page. They all landed neatly, stacked one on top of the other.

When the small saber returned to the scabbard, all the pages were completely separated from one another. The surprising thing was that all the pages had landed in an orderly manner; the top page happened to be the cover of the manual.

If Xiao Chen had not seen it for himself, he would have thought the manual on the ground was a book in perfect condition; it was too tidy.

"This is an incomplete copy that was leaked; it is useless. What I just displayed was the Clear Wind Chop. Did you see it clearly?" Liu Ruyue explained to Xiao Chen.

Nonsense, only once? How could he have seen it clearly? Xiao Chen shook his head honestly.

When Liu Ruyue heard that, she said, "It doesn't matter if you did not see it clearly. You just have to remember the key point of the Clear Wind Chop. Clear wind, cool breeze… you only see the cool breeze but not the saber."

You only see the cool breeze but not the saber… Xiao Chen repeated this line in his heart a few times. Then, he suddenly gained enlightenment. When Liu Ruyue drew her saber earlier, the blade sliced through the air, causing a cool breeze.

It was clearly a cool breeze caused by the saber. However, according to his senses, he clearly felt the presence of the cool breeze, but he could not clearly sense the saber blade.

Seeing that Xiao Chen seemed to be enlightened, Liu Ruyue continued, "The meaning of this sentence is: to hide the killing intent amidst the cool wind, so that the opponent cannot feel the presence of the blade. Such that they are not able to judge where the blade is coming from."

Right after Liu Ruyue spoke, she took a step forward and drew her saber again. An intense air current was generated, creating an unending cool breeze.

Xiao Chen was dazzled, he seemed to have seen the small saber in Liu Ruyue's hand disappear into the air. Although he could not sense the killing intent, he felt a certain instinct stir within his body.

He quickly reacted and took two steps back. The moment his foot landed on the ground, the small saber appeared out of thin air, tearing through his shirt around his chest.

Liu Ruyue withdrew the saber and tossed a book to Xiao Chen, "This is a handwritten copy of the Clear Wind Chop. Although it is a handwritten copy, it is a complete copy. The copy you had was incomparable to this one. That's all, you may go now."

Xiao Chen took a quick look at the Secret Technique in his hands then put it away properly. He asked, "That's it? I seem to have not learned anything."

Liu Ruyue burst out in laughter. She used the saber scabbard in her hand to give Xiao Chen a smack, "What else do you want? This is the essence of what I have comprehended. It is already sufficient for you to avoid taking the wrong path. Just remember the sentence I told you. You only see the clear wind but not the saber.

"That's right, do not take missions that are too dangerous. After you return, I will make some time to teach you Listening To the Sword and Communicating With It."

Xiao Chen did not know how to answer. He felt that Liu Ruyue's kindness was quite unacceptable; it was too much.

Liu Ruyue said, "You don't have to think too much. Although I am not that much older than you, we are still master and disciple. Passing down martial skills to you is part of my duty. Furthermore, helping you is equivalent to helping me."

Xiao Chen bowed sincerely to Liu Ruyue, then he turned around and left the dueling grounds. He went to make preparations to leave Qingyun Peak and head for the Heaven Viewing Platform. After Xiao Chen had long left, Liu Ruyue coughed a few times; she could no longer hold them in.

The Hall of Contributions, which issued the sect missions, sat on the bustling Heaven Viewing Platform. This was what Xiao Chen had heard from others along the way.

After Xiao Chen descended Qingyun Peak, he immediately and hastily made for Heaven Viewing Platform. Within Lingyun Mountain Range, Heaven Viewing Platform was extremely eye-catching; the huge platform could be seen from anywhere, no matter how far you were.

There was a saying: A mountain may appear near when one looks at it, but the walk to reach it is exhausting. Heaven Viewing Platform was easily seen from Qingyun Peak but it took Xiao Chen two hours to arrive at its foot despite running with all his might.

The last time he came to Heaven Viewing Platform, he rode on Ge Yunbin's jade ship. It was extremely convenient, unlike the trouble he had to go through today. When he reached the foot of the mountain, he looked at the towering Heaven Viewing Platform. He could not help but feel a headache coming on when he remembered that he had to climb all the way to the top.

"This Junior Brother is going to Heaven Viewing Platform, right? How about you ride on my flying Spirit Beast? You just need two Inferior Grade Spirit Stones."

"Little Junior Brother, ride on mine. I will only charge you one Inferior Grade Spirit Stone. Furthermore, my flying Spirit Beast is faster than his."

Just as Xiao Chen was getting ready to go up, a group of people suddenly surrounded him. Behind each and every person of this group was a flying Spirit Beast; they seemed to be running a taxi business.

However, the price was shocking. Just a single trip would require an Inferior Grade Spirit Stone; it was much more expensive than riding an airplane.

In the end, Xiao Chen spent an Inferior Grade Spirit Stone and rented a flying Spirit Beast to go up the mountain. With his speed, he estimated that by the time he reached the Heaven Viewing Platform, it would already be night.

It was not worth the time. Furthermore, he was not short of Spirit Stones; he had just received a large sum of them earlier. There was a large amount of Spirit Stones in his Universe Ring, thus, he would not feel the pinch of using one.

The person accepted the Spirit Stone and immediately got Xiao Chen to get on his flying Spirit Beast. His Spirit Beast was quite special; it was a wind attributed bird.

It flapped its wings, kicked up a large cloud of dust, and soared into the sky. It headed toward the Heaven Viewing Platform at a very fast speed; as promised by that person.

Xiao Chen felt it was strange that so many people possessed flying Spirit Beasts. How did they obtain them? Of all the tamable Spirit Beasts, the value of flying Spirit Beasts was the highest. This was because they were the hardest to tame.

The Spirit Beast's owner saw Xiao Chen's confusion. He smiled and explained, "We get them in exchange for sect contribution points. They can be obtained in our sect's Spirit Beast Hall. However, the rank of these Spirit Beasts are relatively low, and they are not very useful."

Xiao Chen felt that it was strange, he asked, "What do you mean by that?"

The person explained, "There is no Spirit Blood Jade, and they were not raised from young. So, the Spirit Beasts that can be purchased would not exceed Rank 2.

"You can easily imagine the strength of a Rank 2 Spirit Beast. It would be impossible to utilize it in fights. It would already be a miracle if it did not hold you back. So it can only be used as a transportation tool."

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Chapter 175: Hall of Contribution; Sect Mission

"Why else do you think there are so many people at the foot of this mountain doing such business. They were all duped mercilessly."

Xiao Chen understood that the problem did not lie in the Spirit Beast's strength being low. It was actually a problem of poor communication with the owner. This required a special method.

This was something only the Great Tang Nation's Beast Taming Abode could do. The people of other nations did not have good taming methods. It was already very good for them to be able to train their Spirit Beasts to understand some simple commands.

However, this person seemed very excited when speaking about it. Xiao Chen did not feel like interrupting him, thus, he let him continue speaking. After some time, they reached the top. Xiao Chen thanked him and then immediately asked around for the location of the Hall of Contributions.

The size of the Heaven Viewing Platform surpassed a small city. There were magnificent buildings everywhere. Although they were all disorderly, it seemed charming. There were people moving around, and it was bustling.

After Xiao Chen found out the location of the Hall of Contributions, he started to fumble his way toward it slowly. This was his first time going there, so he did not know the way. After walking for a long time, he finally found the Hall of Contributions.

The Hall of Contributions… What kind of place will it be? Xiao Chen entered with anticipation in his heart. There were plenty of people going in and out of the Hall of Contributions

Did I come to the wrong place? Xiao Chen looked at his surroundings in astonishment. The Great Hall was filled with tables with groups of people seated at each one. They were all eating and drinking while chatting in low voices.

If there were waiters, this would have been exactly like a restaurant. Furthermore, it would have been one of the simplest types as there were no extravagant decorations.

However, if one observed carefully, they would discover the atmosphere here was different from those restaurants. There was no loud chatter. Despite there being hundreds of people gathered here, one could only hear some soft whispering.

Also, everyone was emitting an indistinct killing intent. When all the killing intent in the hall was gathered, it was like thousands of streams gathering together to form an ocean.

For the people with relatively lower strength, they would be immediately knocked unconscious by the surging killing intent.

Xiao Chen stayed calm and paid attention, as he had the feeling that this place was not as simple as he had thought it to be. He grasped the Lunar Shadow Saber tightly and slowly walked towards the counter.

The tables in the Great Hall were arranged in an orderly fashion. There was a broad walkway through the middle of them. When Xiao Chen was walking on it, he felt it was strange—he was the only one on the walkway.

"Dang!"

A saber tore through the air and flew towards him. Xiao Chen drew his Lunar Shadow Saber and easily deflected the saber.

Just as the saber was about to land on the ground, a strong suction force pulled the saber over. The owner of the saber was a male wearing the Wanren Peak uniform. He gave Xiao Chen a cold look and said, "Where did this wild brat come from. Don't you know the rules? Is it even your turn to receive a mission?"

Xiao Chen looked in the direction of the source of the voice. In that direction, there were ten-odd inner disciples wearing the Wanren Peak uniform. They were all looking at Xiao Chen with killing intent.

The Heavenly Saber Pavilion had never prohibited their disciples from fighting. As long as they did not kill or cripple the other person's cultivation, the Law Enforcement Hall would not even bother about it.

Not far away, someone saw Xiao Chen's Qingyun Peak's identify token. He could not help but mock, "I wondered who it could be, that they did not know the rules. So, it is someone from Qingyun Peak.

"You from Qingyun Peak, just obediently find a table and sit down. Today is the day the Hall of Contributions issues the high level sect mission. After the core disciples of the various peaks have accepted their missions, only then will the Hall of Contributions recover its normal state."

Since they were sect missions, there would be differences in the difficulty. The rewards given would be different as well. The rewards for the high level mission would naturally be shockingly high.

Furthermore, these high level missions were not always available; in fact, they were pretty rare. Like the saying goes: 'Plenty of people, but very little meat'.

In order to prevent these high level missions from being snatched by other people, the disciples of the five great peaks privately made up a set of rules. Every time a high level mission appeared, it would be distributed amongst the core disciples of the various peaks.

The people of the Hall of Contributions also kept one eye shut with regards to this. The difficulty of the high level missions was high, and was definitely much more difficult than the regular missions. If the core disciples were the ones completing them, they would be able to complete them faster.

Xiao Chen had come at a bad time; coincidentally, there was a high level mission coming out today. The core disciples of the great peaks were currently outside discussing how to distribute the high level mission.

Before the results came out, all the inner disciples in the Great Hall did not dare to make a move—they were afraid of causing a misunderstanding, causing people to think they were going to grab the high level missions.

There was a kind hearted disciple who explained the rules in detail to Xiao Chen. He advised Xiao Chen to take a seat and get a mission after the high level missions were taken.

"Don't bother advising him, he does not even care about the Biyun Peak's Peak Master. These are just the core disciples of the five great peaks. Why would he care about them?" someone who recognized Xiao Chen said snarkily.

"Hehe, that's true. I think he probably did this on purpose."

"Just an insignificant Inferior Grade Martial Grand Master. I would be able to squash him with one hand. I don't believe he could trade blows with a peak Martial King," said the Wanren Peak disciple who had made a move against Xiao Chen earlier.

He was already a Superior Grade Martial Grand Master, he was two grades higher than Xiao Chen. He was looking at Xiao Chen with a provoking gaze.

High level mission? If there really is one, then it might be possible for me to obtain 500 contribution points within a month. However, it seems a little too noisy here.

"Dragon Seizing Hand!"

Xiao Chen snorted coldly and killing intent appeared in his eyes. A huge black hand appeared from nowhere and flew past the crowd. Then it smashed downward onto the head of the Wanren Peak disciple.

The crowd immediately scattered. The huge black hand descended and smashed on the table. Under the huge force, the wooden table shattered with a loud bang, filling the air with wooden splinters.

Within the Hall of Contributions' Great Hall, everyone looked at Xiao Chen in astonishment. They had not expected Xiao Chen to make a move. After all, he was alone, how could he be a match for so many Wanren Peak disciples?

"You really dare to attack me. If I don't beat you up badly and teach you how to respect your seniors, my name is not Li You," the leader cursed when he saw Xiao Chen making a move.

"Hu!" Just as he was prepared to lead the Wanren Peak disciples to charge forward, a huge black hand suddenly rose up like a demonic shadow and clenched itself into a fist. Li You was caught off guard and captured by the hand.

Xiao Chen pulled gently and a huge force pulled Li You to the front. Then Xiao Chen punched him heavily on the chest.

The huge black hand had vanished. When Xiao Chen's fist struck his chest, it caused him to vomit a large mouthful of blood and fall to the floor.

"Bang!" When Li You was struggling to get up, Xiao Chen stepped on his chest and pushed him back down. Xiao Chen had put all his strength into this push, causing Li You to vomit another mouthful of blood.

"Just a sneak attack, how is that considered capable? If you have the guts then let me go and fight me again!" Li You could not help but shout out; he did his best to resist Xiao Chen's foot but to no avail.

Xiao Chen was not a three-year-old child, naturally, he would not fall for Li You's trick. The ten-odd Wanren Peak disciples at the side quickly rushed over. Since Xiao Chen had Li You under his foot, they did not dare to do anything.

When Li You saw the situation, he shouted, "Do something! This is the Heaven Saber Pavilion. He won't dare to kill me."

"Kill!"

When the crowd heard this, they no longer hesitated. Their sabers lit up with saber light and they all rushed at Xiao Chen to attack him.

Xiao Chen smiled faintly and executed the Three Flowing Cloud Images without even drawing the Lunar Shadow Saber from his scabbard. He turned into a boundless ocean; he was not even flustered against the attacks coming without pause.

The Lunar Shadow Saber was like flowing water, causing gentle ripples as it changed direction continuously. Those attacking Xiao Chen felt like they were attacking the surface of water.

They caused the surface of the water to be disturbed, creating larges wave; the ocean tossed and turned. However, after a while, the water's surface returned to being calm; it became like a mirror again, without any ripples.

Perfection like Water, competing by not competing. The attacks that struck Xiao Chen's scabbard were all bounced back at themselves. At that moment, everyone was incredibly astonished.

After a while, another wave of attacks was sent at Xiao Chen. Like earlier, Xiao Chen did not even move an inch. His heart was calm like still water. The scabbard of his saber firmly blocked every attack.

"Ka Ca!"

When the fifth wave of attacks were bounced back, Xiao Chen lost all patience and drew the Lunar Shadow Saber with a 'huang dang' sound. There was a piercing cold light when it was drawn out of the scabbard.

In the time it took for a spark to fly, Xiao Chen pierced downward at Li You with the Lunar Shadow in his right hand.

With a 'pu ci' sound, the tip of the blade pierced an inch to the side of Li You's heart. It caused a large amount of blood to continuously spurt out.

The originally quiet Great Hall now turned absolutely silent. Everyone in the Great Hall had their jaws open wide. They were all stunned, as though there had been a short circuit in their brain.

Because of the angle, everyone thought Xiao Chen had pierced through Li You's heart with the saber. They all thought Xiao Chen had eaten the leopard's gall bladder. He actually dared to kill someone in the Hall of Contributions.

[TL Note: Eating the leopard's gall bladder: This means that Xiao Chen was very daring. Usually used in a situation where someone did some incredulous act.]

Xiao Chen quickly pulled the saber out of Li You's body, causing a large amount of blood to spurt out. In the instant that the Wanren Peak disciples were distracted, he executed the Three Flowing Cloud Images.

Xiao Chen's figure turned blurry. It was as though the entire place was filled with Xiao Chen's figure. When all the figures merged back together, a saber had struck every Wanren Peak disciple's chest. There was electricity dancing on all of their wounds as blood flowed continuously; it was extremely painful.

All the Wanren Peak disciples fell to the ground, continuously moaning in pain. It was extremely piercing in the quiet Great Hall.

"Hu! Hu!"

Suddenly two people appeared out of nowhere and checked Li You's injures. They quickly pressed on some of his acupoints and exchanged a glance. They ignored the other injured people and retreated.

Xiao Chen understood that these two people were the guards of the Hall of Contributions. If he had really killed Li You, they would not have just watched without doing anything.

Xiao Chen continued to walk forward, ignoring everyone's gazes. He completely ignored everything, including the rules the five great peaks had set for themselves. He was ready to go see what kind of high level mission was available.

In Xiao Chen's opinion, since it was the mission from the Hall of Contribution, everyone had the right to take it. Monopolising these missions was a form of bullying.

Furthermore, Xiao Chen was desperately in need of contribution points. Even if he had to offend these people, it did not matter. He had already offended these people at the Heaven Ascending Platform, thus this would not make much of a difference.

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Chapter 176: Conflict Arises

An old man with his eyes shut sat behind the counter. Xiao Chen walked to the front and knocked on the counter. He said, "Stop pretending, I'm here to take a mission."

The old man opened his eyes slowly. His eyes were dull, as though he had just woken up. He smiled. "I just dozed off, that's all. Not pretending to sleep. This is your first time taking a mission, hand over your identity token to me first."

The old man received the identity token Xiao Chen handed over. He took a look and said, "Qingyun Peak, Ye Chen. I have not gone out for a while… I did not expect that Qingyun Peak to have already recruited someone.

"Leave the identity token with me first, I will record it down. Go to the second floor to take the mission."

Second floor? What second floor? Xiao Chen looked around but did not see any staircase. He could not help but look suspiciously at the old man.

The old man was holding Xiao Chen's identity token and carving something on it. When he saw Xiao Chen looking at him, he remembered something and said, "I forgot, this is your first time here. Just push that door open, enter, and then you will see it."

Xiao Chen looked in the direction of where the old man was pointing at. Behind the counter, there was a door hidden in the shadows. The door was very concealed, and if one did not look carefully, they would not notice it.

Xiao Chen walked to the door and pushed it open, then entering it as advised. Before he stepped on the floor, Xiao Chen felt a little dazzled. The scenery in front of him changed, and he stepped into a huge library.

There is actually a small spatial formation here, Xiao Chen thought in astonishment before he started to check out the place.

There was a row of people in front writing something down rapidly. Messenger pigeons kept flying in and out non-stop. This environment was clearly sealed, but Xiao Chen did not know how these messenger pigeons came in.

"The First Elder of Beichen Peak issued a mission. He needs the Spirit Core of a Rank 4 Spirit Beast. Record it down quickly. Ordinary mission level. Five contribution points."

"Jade Maiden Peak, they need someone to watch the herb fields again. Just like before, simple difficulty. Five contribution points for half a month."

"The Spirit Beast Hall's people need to capture ten Rank 5 Spirit Beast's infants. Mission difficulty difficult. Every infant earns 15 contribution points."

The people receiving the messenger pigeons quickly read out the contents of the letters. Immediately someone would record it down. This was the how the Hall of Contributions operated.

These recorded missions would then be sent to the next level to undergo another approval, to see if the difficulty and the reward were appropriate.

After the second approval, there was still the final approval. However, this was only for the missions rated difficult. The missions rated below difficult could be issued after the second approval.

The sect missions could be sorted into three categories: basic-leveled, high-leveled, and special-leveled. Each level was then sub-rated as simple, ordinary, or difficult.

Xiao Chen walked up to the place where missions were issued—in front of a wooden wall. A Hall of Contribution staff member, the one in charge of issuing missions, was behind the wall.

That person looked through the window in the wooden wall and saw Xiao Chen. He asked, "Are you here to take a mission?"

This person clearly knew that aside from Qingyun Peak and Jade Maiden Peak, the other five peaks had set down rules. When he saw Xiao Chen's face, he realized it was not one of the core disciples from the five peaks. Thus, he felt suspicious.

Xiao Chen nodded. "Pass me the detailed list of high-leveled missions."

"Which peak's disciple are you? Show me your identity token." The man did not immediately agree to Xiao Chen's request.

Xiao Chen was slightly stunned. He said, "I am a disciple from Qingyun Peak. My name is Ye Chen. This is my first time coming to take a sect mission. My identity token was given to the old man downstairs."

"Qingyun Peak?" That person said in a strange manner, "wait for a while, let me go verify that."

Xiao Chen felt slight angry in his heart. He finally understood why Liu Ruyue worked so hard. It is because as a Qingyun Peak disciple, wherever he went, people would make things difficult for him.

That person seemed to be discussing with the higher-ups. After a long time, he returned to the window and handed Xiao Chen a list, "These are the high-leveled missions that have been issued today. Take a look."

Xiao Chen frowned slightly. He received it and looked at it carefully. There was a total of ten missions on the list, and their difficulty were slightly harder.

Using the process of elimination, Xiao Chen first got rid of the missions that were clearly impossible to complete. Such as killing ten Rank 6 Spirit Beasts within a week.

After eliminating those, there were only five missions left. Xiao Chen continued to filter out the missions that required him to work with someone.

After this, there were only three missions left: guarding the Spirit Vein for a month, 800 contribution points awarded after completion; killing a hundred Rank 5 Spirit Beasts, no time limit, no limit on type of Spirit Beast, 1000 contribution points awarded after completion; and picking a Rank 7 herb—Yellow Springs Grass, no time limit, 2000 contribution points awarded after completion.

No wonder these high-leveled sect missions would be monopolized by people, the rewards were too attractive; even the lowest one had a reward of 800 contribution points.

Xiao Chen thought carefully for a while before finally choosing the mission to guard the Spirit Vein. He had used the same method of elimination. Although there was no time limit on the mission to kill Spirit Beasts, it was definitely impossible to finish it within a month.

As for the mission to pick the Yellow Springs Grass, Xiao Chen could only shake his head and smile bitterly. Although the rewards were shockingly high, he did not even know where it grew. How could he pick it?

Guarding the Spirit Vein referred to the Heavenly Saber Pavilion's Spirit Stone vein. Aside from guarding it for a month, there were no other compulsory objectives. All he had to do was guard it for a month.

Although the reward was not high, it was more than sufficient for Xiao Chen, "I choose guarding the Spirit Vein. This is my first time accepting a mission, what are the procedures?"

"Guarding the Spirit Vein? Just sign over here. Come over tomorrow morning, there is no limit to the number of people who can take this mission. When everyone gathers together, then we will set off. As for the procedure, just bring this wooden token down."

The mission giver took out a contract and got Xiao Chen to sign it. Then, he handed him an exquisite wooden token.

Xiao Chen received it and took a look. Aside from a string of words carved on it, there was nothing special about it. However, when Xiao Chen scanned it with his Spiritual Sense, he could feel a strong strand of Qi in there.

"Weng!"

A strand of Qi came from above the sky and went through the Hall of Contributions, entering into Xiao Chen's head, "Do not act rashly!"

Xiao Chen was startled and quickly retrieved his Spiritual Sense. He looked carefully around his surroundings but did not discover anyone paying attention to him. He quickly left after that.

The owner of the strand of Qi was very strong. It could be possible he thought Xiao Chen was intending to change the Qi in it. Thus, he issued a warning to him immediately.

There were too many hidden talents in the Heavenly Saber Pavilion. Xiao Chen felt fear in his heart, and he no longer dared to release his Spiritual Sense. He opened the door he entered from and was sent downstairs immediately.

"Shua!"

A silver identity token came flying at Xiao Chen. He caught it and took a look, noting that it was his own identity token.

The old man smiled at Xiao Chen and said, "Young man, you may leave now. Remember, don't rashly touch the strand of Qi in the token. Otherwise, a disaster might unfold."

Xiao Chen's expression turned grave. This was an expert presenting himself as an ordinary person. So the strand of Qi was left by this old man in front of him. Xiao Chen nodded and prepared to leave the Hall of Contribution.

When Xiao Chen appeared, a group of people immediately rose up from their table. They all headed over to Xiao Chen in a menacing manner. Although they all wore different uniforms, they all had three golden lines on their collar.

Apparently, this was the mark of a Heavenly Saber Pavilion core disciple. These people were all at least peak Martial Grand Masters, only one step short of becoming Martial Saints.

Xiao Chen's expression turned cold. He knew they did not have good intentions. However, he did not fear them; he stepped forward and greeted them. Currently, Martial Grand Masters, aside from those with inherited Martial Spirits, were not able to pressure him at all.

"You are Ye Chen!" One of them, who was wearing Wanren Peak's uniform, walked forward and said sternly to Xiao Chen. He was emitting killing intent as he stared at Xiao Chen.

"That's right!"

"Remember my name—Yang Qi. You can go and…"

Before Yang Qi finished speaking, Xiao Chen smiled and quickly drew his saber. An intense cold light flew at Yang Qi.

Seeing that Xiao Chen actually made the first move, Yang Qi's lips curled up in a cold smile. Two fifty-centimeter-long short sabers appeared in his hand. His right hand swung in the air gently and deflected the light from the Lunar Shadow Saber.

The short saber in his left hand struck with the speed of lightning, piercing towards Xiao Chen's chest. This was the first time he had met a person who wielded two sabers, and he was not used to fighting them.

Xiao Chen could only dodge first and then execute the Azure Dragon Cloud Soaring Art. He pushed his feet off the ground, and his figure seemed to turn into a flood dragon as he moved in an arc, dodging Yang Qi's attack.

Xiao Chen landed firmly. However, just as he executed the Three Flowing Cloud Images, Yang Qi had already arrived before Xiao Chen. Yang Qi's twin sabers attacked in a very smooth manner.

The two of them used one move each. Under the assistance of the Three Flowing Cloud Images, Xiao Chen normally could easily deal with the opponent's attacks. However, the angle of this opponent's attack was too strange. Furthermore, it was very fast. Soon, Xiao Chen was not able to keep up with his pace.

Xiao Chen felt like he was pulling down the east wall to repair the west wall, a task more than exhausting. Xiao Chen was forced to retreat repeatedly. He executed the Three Flowing Cloud Images to its limit and held on bitterly, stolid like a vast ocean.

[TL Note: Pull down the east wall to repair the west wall: This means to sacrifice something in order to accomplish something else.]

"Hu Chi!"

Suddenly, Yang Qi threw out a short saber. The short saber spun continuously in the air, flying towards Xiao Chen, its speed nothing to scoff at.

The instant the short saber left Yang Qi's hand, another short saber reappeared in his hand. When Xiao Chen evaded one, another short saber came flying at him again.

Currently, there were two short sabers in the air. In each of Yang Qi's hands was a short saber as well. Whenever the short sabers in the air returned to him, Yang Qi threw out the ones in his hands and caught the returning short sabers. Thus, there were two sabers spinning in the air continuously. Furthermore, Yang Qi did not stop attacking with the short sabers in his hands.

Xiao Chen, who was already struggling with his defense, found the situation hard to manage. There were several wounds left on his arms and legs.

Xiao Chen started wracking his brain for ideas. The Three Flowing Cloud Images could defend against very strong attacks, but the weakness of the Three Flowing Cloud Images was plain obvious once the enemy's attack reached an excessive extreme in speed.

He had to think of an idea quickly. Xiao Chen slowly realized that something was wrong. These four short sabers were likely not the opponent's best yet.

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Chapter 177: Chaotic Flowing Sabers

Furthermore, Xiao Chen discovered that this Martial Technique was very special. The more short sabers he wielded, the faster the speed of the sabers. When he only had two sabers, its speed was slower by at least half its current speed.

"This is Wanren Peak's Secret Technique—Chaotic Flowing Sabers. It is said that when practiced to its peak, it can control eighteen short sabers. Being able to easily control four short sabers, he truly deserves his status as Wanren Peak's core disciple."

"Given his cultivation as a peak Martial Grand Master, in addition with the might of his Secret Technique, Yang Qi should be able to put up a fight against Inferior Grade Martial Saints. There should be no problems dealing with an Inferior Grade Martial Grand Master."

"The most important factor was that he had allowed Yang Qi to gain the advantage. Given the situation, he no longer had any chances to flip things around. After the Chaotic Flowing Sabers was executed, its speed would only become faster and faster. Even if he had a Martial Technique that could allow him to make a comeback, he would not even have the opportunity to execute it."

"This fellow is too daring. Despite being alone, he dared to injure so many Wanren Peak disciples in the Hall of Contribution. Yang Qi is not the only core disciple of Wanren Peak. Furthermore, there is still a true inheritor disciple behind them that hasn't appeared yet. He is truly reckless."

The fight got more and more intense and Xiao Chen's situation was worrying. The people around all commented that Xiao Chen was, after all, just an Inferior Grade Martial Grand Master. When he went against the stronger Yang Qi, he would not have any chances.

Xiao Chen remained quiet. The Lunar Shadow Saber in his right hand was moving like water, blocking the short sabers in Yang Qi's hand. His left hand that held the scabbard moved around. He blocked the short sabers that spun in the air one by one.

"Hu Chi!"

Yang Qi took out another two short sabers that hung from his waist. In an instant, the number of short sabers that he controlled became six. Its speed became even faster and the saber lights twirled around like flowing shadows.

Metallic clangs resounded as the weapons met non-stop. Xiao Chen's arms gained a few more fresh saber wounds

Although Xiao Chen was at a disadvantage, his heart was as calm as still water, he did not panic at all. A fierce fire slowly started to burn in his right eye and it stored up power while preparing to be unleashed.

It is not time yet, this is not his limit, Xiao Chen thought to himself. The most unique characteristic of the Chaotic Flowing Sabers was its continuity. The more short sabers the user controlled, the stronger the continuity required.

Thus, its increase in speed with the number of sabers was something that it forced was to do. If it slowed down and the number of sabers had increased, the continuity would be broken off.

If was like the timing belt in a car. If it slowed down, the speed of the car could immediately slow down, or even stop working. If this belt broke, what would happen to the car? If the car was moving at a high speed then the belt broke suddenly, the car would be as good as trashed.

Xiao Chen was waiting for such a chance. When Yang Qi's speed had reached his limits, his move would be thoroughly broken, leaving him to be easily defeated in one hit. As long as he did not sustain any major damage before this, Xiao Chen would be able to endure the rest.

"Pu Ci!" Another wound appeared on Xiao Chen's right arm, spurting out blood. Xiao Chen bit his lips and maintained a resolute look; he did not reveal the slightest bit of pain on his face.

Yang Qi's sweat dripped continuously from his forehead and fell on the ground with a 'ti da ti da' sound. He was feeling very anxious because this Chaotic Flowing Sabers exhausted Essence very rapidly.

He had already reached the point of controlling six sabers but he was not able to defeat Xiao Chen. If this carried on, before Xiao Chen got struck down, Yang Qi would be defeated as a result of exhausting his Essence. If that happened, he would have failed as a result of a lack of final effort.

"Kill!"

Yang Qi's expression turned cold and he clenched his teeth. Two short sabers suddenly appeared from his sleeves. The sabers spun around continuously, creating an air current as it flew towards Xiao Chen's chest.

Xiao Chen was already prepared for this and he immediately flung his upper body backwards. The two sabers flew over, right above his face. He then kicked out with one foot, intending to force Yang Qi to retreat.

Xiao Chen's other foot pushed off the ground and executed the Azure Dragon Cloud Soaring Art; he immediately soared into the air.

After Xiao Chen landed, he pushed off the ground again and appeared behind Yang Qi. Using the explosive movement speed of the Azure Dragon Cloud Soaring Art, he managed to escape from Yang Qi's unceasing attacks.

Yang Qi was not slow either and reacted very quickly. Before Xiao Chen landed, he somersaulted to the side and Xiao Chen was once again in front of him.

At first glance, the eight spinning short sabers looked like countless sabers slicing through the air. It generated a strong air current, forming a small cyclone.

Now! This should be your limit!

Xiao Chen's eyes lit up as he flipped the scabbard in his left hand around. A short saber flying at him slid directly into the scabbard with a 'shua' sound.

He revealed a faint smile as he leaned to the side to avoid getting injured at any critical points, allowing a saber to stab into his left shoulder. Blood immediately flowed out and an expression of pain flashed on Xiao Chen's face for an instant.

However, Xiao Chen's hands did not stop moving. He tossed away the scabbard in his hand with lightning speed and he caught another flying short saber with his hand directly, resulting in a bleeding wound on his palm.

Yang Qi's continuous Chaotic Flowing Sabers were instantly disrupted. There were only three sabers left flying in the sky. Xiao Chen shouted, "Arclight Chop!"

A purple arc light with electricity dancing on it was fired out. The electric light exploded, causing a huge shockwave in the air. The three short sabers were immediately knocked away.

"The Chaotic Flowing Sabers were actually broken like that!" There was an astonished cry from the crowd. Xiao Chen was actually able to use such a self-harming method to break Yang Qi's Chaotic Flowing Sabers, which had reached its peak.

The instant the Chaotic Flowing Sabers was broken, The Essence that was flowing smoothly in Yang Qi's body immediately turned chaotic. His aura became very unstable as he quickly retreated backwards.

You want to run but can you? Xiao Chen smiled coldly and shouted, "Purple Thunder True Fire! Shoot!"

The intense flame burning in Xiao Chen's right eye immediately gathered into a purple pillar of light before firing out. This was what Xiao Chen had comprehended from the ice thread of the Ice Ape he fought before.

Since cold Qi could gather and form a thread, then with the same logic, fire could do so as well.

The Purple Thunder True Fire, which Xiao Chen had spent a long time storing up power for, instantly pierced through Yang Qi's chest. A finger-sized wound appeared; blood flowed out continuously.

Yang Qi tripped over and fell to the ground. He held his hand to his chest, trying to stop the bleeding. However, it was in vain, it did not help at all.

Xiao Chen ignored him and tossed aside the short saber in his hand. He then pulled the short saber out of his left shoulder and picked up his scabbard.

After that, he slowly made his way to the exit of the Hall of Contributions. The crowd automatically made a path for him. Xiao Chen walked to the exit step by step in this manner.

"Hold on!"

Finally, the other core disciples of Wanren Peak could not resist calling out Xiao Chen any longer. Three Wanren Peak core disciple walked over to Xiao Chen.

Because they had to take Yang Qi's pride into consideration, they did not come up to surround Xiao Chen in the previous fight. However, he had defeated a lot of Wanren Peak's inner disciple earlier. Now, he even defeated the core disciple Yang Qi. If they simply allowed him to walk out of the Hall of Contributions in such a grandiose manner, Wanren Peak would lose all respect.

Xiao Chen smiled faintly, "Do the few of you have any advice for me?"

"You injured many of our Wanren Peak disciples and you want to swagger out like that?"

Xiao Chen found it funny and he smiled faintly, "If they did not make the first move to attack me and then verbally provoked me first, would I have injured many Wanren Peak disciples?"

"In that case, Senior brother Yang Qi was only asking you a question, why did you make the first move to injure him?"

Xiao Chen's expression turned frosty as he replied in a cold voice, "This is never-ending. Your skills are inferior to others and yet you have such a vile attitude. If you want to get in my way then state clearly, one-on-one or all together? Whichever you want."

The three of them all had the same thought, If I went one-on-one, I'm not confident of handling him alone. However, if the three of us attacked together in front of everyone here, we would lose all our face. This is an impossible situation, what should we do?

"I'm on a tight schedule. If you are not willing to fight now, you can look for me at other times. I'll be willing to accompany you!" Xiao Chen could make out the thoughts of the three with one glance. He could not be bothered with them; after he spoke, he immediately walked out.

Xiao Chen was indeed on a tight schedule, he did not have the time to dawdle here. The mission to guard the Spirit Vein was going to start tomorrow; he only had one night to prepare himself.

The mission to guard the Spirit Vein might sound simple but for it to become a high leveled sect mission with such a high reward, there must be some danger involved. After all, the person managing the sect missions was no fool; they would not give out contribution points so easily.

Xiao Chen decided to go to the market in the Heaven Viewing Platform. He originally had slightly more than a thousand Spirit Stones. Adding in the ones he obtained from Shen Manjun, he almost had 2000 Inferior Grade Spirit Stones.

With so many Spirit Stones, he had a sufficient amount for his cultivation. If he hanged onto them and did not spend them, it would be quite wasteful.

Xiao Chen swallowed a Blood Replenishing Pill and dealt with the injuries on his body. After Xiao Chen asked around for the location of the market, he slowly fumbled his way over.

Aside from the slightly deeper wound on his shoulder, the other injuries were all superficial. When the Medicinal Energy of the Blood Replenishing Pill spread out and he rested for a night, there should not be much of a problem.

After searching for a long time, Xiao Chen finally found the entrance of the Heaven Viewing Platform's market. Before entering, one actually needed to pay an entrance fee of a Spirit Stone. One could not help but feel that it was shady.

The remunerations of an ordinary inner disciple were only fifteen Spirit Stones per month. If they did not have any other sources of income, they would feel a heartache after using this Spirit Stone.

The market was very bustling. In this place, the Heaven Saber Pavilion could sell or trade their goods here. There were also official shops; they sold all sorts of goods, like Martial Techniques, Spirit Weapons, Battle Armors, Cultivation Techniques… everything that was needed could be found.

However, in this place, all the goods were traded for using Spirit Stones. The money of the mortal world did not have much use here. However, there was a place where mortal money could be exchanged for Spirit Stone.

Back when Xiao Chen looted all of the Jiang Clan's hundreds of years of savings, he had obtained a total of 30,000,000 gold taels. He spent 20,000,000 gold taels at the Flying Snow Manor, which left 10,000,000 gold taels of banknotes in his Universe Ring.

After thinking for a moment, Xiao Chen decided to change them all into Spirit Stones. In the past, Fatty Jin had unintentionally revealed that the top auctions of the Tianwu Continent all used Spirit Stones to trade.

Gold taels were completely useless there. Rather than leaving it to rot in his Universe Ring, he might as well make use of this opportunity to exchange them all.

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Chapter 178: Exchange

Within this market, the place to exchange gold taels for Spirit Stones charged an administration fee, even though it was established by the Heavenly Saber Pavilion.

When Xiao Chen got to the shop, there were still some people in there. They were inner disciples who were preparing to go down the mountain; most of them were using Spirit Stones to exchange for gold taels.

The owner of the shop was an ordinary person without any cultivation. He was dressed in premium satin and had a mustache that was split into two whiskers. There was a twinkle in his eyes, this was the typical look of a merchant.

When the rest of them left, that man walked over to Xiao Chen with a gleeful smile on his face, "This little brother has been waiting for a long time, it must be a large sum, right?"

He is pretty insightful, Xiao Chen smiled and said, "Just call me Ye Chen. Might I know this boss' name?"

"Haha, I don't dare claim to be the boss, just an assistant. If you do not mind, you can call me Old Hu," the boss spoke in an unhurried manner as he revealed a smile.

Xiao Chen did not waste any time on further pleasantries and took out stacks of banknotes from the Universe Ring. He arranged them neatly on the table and they soon filled the entire exquisite wooden table.

Old Hu was shocked and it clearly showed on his face. His mustache curled upwards as he slowly walked to the shop entrance and cautiously closed the door; he then hung up a sign that said 'closed'.

After he doing that, he turned around to face Xiao Chen and said, "Looks can be deceiving. Little Brother Ye is indeed dealing with a large sum. I estimate there is about 10,000,000 gold taels worth of banknotes. Are you exchanging them all for Spirit Stones?"

Xiao Chen nodded. Old Hu smiled, "This must be the first time you are doing an exchange. If you make an exchange on such a large scale, you will lose out a lot."

Could it be that the exchange rates would change as a result of the large amount? Xiao Chen was filled with doubts as he asked, "How so?"

"Take a look over there." Old Hu turned around and pointed to a wooden board on the wall.

Xiao Chen looked at where Old Hu was pointing. The wooden board clearly stated the exchange rates of Spirit Stones. 3,000 gold taels could be exchanged for one Inferior Grade Spirit Stone. However, when the amount exceeded 100,000, it became 5,000 for one Inferior Grade Spirit Stone.

The higher the transaction amount, the lower the exchange rate became. Xiao Chen continued to look downwards. When he reached 10,000,000 gold taels, 10,000 gold taels only could be exchanged for one Spirit Stone.

This was not just shady on an ordinary level, Xiao Chen thought speechlessly. 10,000 gold taels for one Spirit Stone… that is to say, the 10,000,000 can only get him 1,000 Inferior Grade Spirit Stones.

"What's going on? Exchanging for just one only required 3,000 gold taels. How come the higher the number gets, the exchange rates goes higher as well?" Xiao Chen asked as he could not understand.

If he made the exchange once a day, he could get close to 4,000 Inferior Grade Spirit Stones. However, if he changed it all in one go, that would only be a quarter of what he could get. This was something that nobody could accept.

Old Hu smiled faintly, "There were other people who used a large amount of gold taels to change for Spirit Stones. They were all from the wealthy mortal clans and had no ways to obtain Spirit Stones. Thus, they tried to think of ways to seize the opportunity.

"Just think about it, which has a higher value? Spirit Stones or gold taels? After a Spirit Stone is used, it is gone. However, gold circulates, it will never disappear. Furthermore, the Heavenly Saber Pavilion does not have that much Spirit Stones for people to make exchanges with. Thus, they instituted this rule.

"However, if you used Spirit Stones to exchange for gold taels, the more you exchange the more you get. This is the principle of gold having a value and Spirit Stones being priceless."

Xiao Chen thought about this principle. It was easy for a cultivator to gain gold, much easier than getting Spirit Stones. If the exchange rate was too high, it would not be a good deal for the Heavenly Saber Pavilion.

After all, this money did not belong to Xiao Chen in the first place; he felt a slight pinch and it was over. In the end, he decided to make the exchange. Old Hu immediately counted the banknotes with a smile on his face. After he finished counting them, he immediately passed Xiao Chen one thousand Spirit Stones.

After Xiao Chen took the Spirit Stones and left far away, Old Hu went wild with joy. He thought to himself, if there were a few more idiots like him, he would get promoted soon.

Actually, Xiao Chen felt like he suffered a loss. Old Hu's final smile clearly showed that he was unable to wait. However, this was something he snatched away. After all, it was sufficient that he could exchange them for Spirit Stones.

Xiao Chen went to the place where the stalls could be set up freely and started shopping. There were many things and the sheer number of things there was dizzying. With just a casual glance, Xiao Chen saw a lot of treasures that were normally hard to find.

"Horn of the Rank 5 Spirit Beast—Silver-Horned Tiger. Selling for 20 Spirit Stones or exchanging for a Rank 4 and above Medicinal Pill for healing wounds!"

Xiao Chen's gaze stopped at a particular stall. The person running it was a middle-aged man who was an Inferior Grade Martial Saint. In the Heavenly Saber Pavilion, once one reached a certain age, if they had not advanced to the appropriate cultivation realm, they would stop providing remunerations.

They could choose to go down the mountain and be free or they could choose to stay in the Heavenly Saber Pavilion. However, they had to do everything themselves. Furthermore, they had to pay a certain sum of Spirit Stones.

The middle-aged man in front of him should belong to the latter category. Since Lingyun Mountain Range had dense Spiritual Energy, he could not bear to leave. Thus, he chose to stay.

"I want this beast horn. However, can it be cheaper? How about ten Spirit Stones!" a youth was standing in front of the stand, bargaining.

The middle-aged man shook his head, "No way, this is the lowest price already, it cannot be any cheaper."

"15 Spirit Stones! This is the highest price I can offer. What do you think? If you want to sell it, you have to be fast. Consider yourself lucky, I need this beast horn to refine a Medicinal Pill. Otherwise, no one would be interested in it," that person continued to bargain. He was clearly dissatisfied

The middle-aged man shook his head again, "I am not selling it for anything less than 20 Spirit Stones. The horns of the Silver-Horned Tiger only grows an inch every ten years. For it to grow to this length, it would require at least 150 years.

"This kind of beast horn contains a very dense Spiritual Energy. It is good for making strong bone weapons or it can be ground into powder for Medicinal Pills; it is very valuable. 20 Spirit Stones is already the lowest price."

"Bang!"

That person threw the beast horn back onto the stall heavily. He said with despise in his voice, "What a trash, shamelessly staying on the mountain. Me wanting your product is an honor to you. Let's see who will buy your beast horn.

"Let see how are you going to pay the Spirit Stones to the Main Hall. Just wait to be chased off the mountain! I showed you my regards but you rejected it. You are simply asking for trouble!"

The youth only had a cultivation at the Medial Grade Martial Grand Master. Despite being mocked, the middle-aged person remained expressionless; he was very calm, "I have to respect the efforts I put in. Selling things cheaply is selling myself cheaply. If I was really chased away, I would be willing."

After that youth mocked him a few more times, he walked away, cursing and swearing as he did so. As he left he would turn his head back occasionally, looking at the Silver-Horned Tiger's horn. It was clear that he was not resigned.

Xiao Chen walked in front and carefully inspected the beast horn at the stall using his Spiritual Sense. It was indeed as the middle-aged man had said, it was a beast horn that was at least a hundred years old; it was full of dense Spiritual Energy.

There could not be a better material for the Life Bestowal Spell. Although with Xiao Chen's cultivation realm, he could use ordinary materials to fight using the Life Bestowal Spell. However, its effects were not as good as when he used quality materials.

"Friend, are you here to buy this beast horn as well? If you are intending to bargain, then don't bother. I am not lowering the price."

Xiao Chen smiled, "I am indeed going to bargain, there is a problem with your price."

The middle-aged man's complexion changed. Just as he was about to speak, Xiao Chen continued, "Your price is a little on the low side. 20 Spirit Stones is already selling it cheaply. I am offering you 50 Spirit Stones, this is my respect for your efforts."

After Xiao Chen spoke, he dug out 50 Spirit Stones and handed it to that person. Then he took the beast horn, stored it in his Universe Ring, and turned around to leave.

The words of the middle-aged man had touched him. He stayed on the Heavenly Saber Pavilion alone, receiving cold, detached, and supercilious looks from others. The middle-aged man was much better than the him of the past—under such an environment, he was still able to maintain such a mentality.

This stirred up the compassion in Xiao Chen, so he decided to help him out. After all, 50 Spirit Stones was only a small sum to him now; perhaps it could be used to resolve a desperate situation for others.

"Little Brother, why did you help me?" The middle-aged man chased after Xiao Chen and asked.

Xiao Chen turned around and smiled gently, "A river flows in the east for 30 years, then a river flows in the west for 30 years, who knows what will the future brings. Who knows, maybe by helping you today, you would end up making your mark in future. By then, it would be worthwhile to have you owe me a favor."

[TL note: A river flows in the east for 30 years, then a river flows in the west for 30 years: This refers to how unpredictable the flow of a river can be and how it can frequently change. It is basically saying the future is uncertain.]

A river flows in the east for 30 years, then a river flows in the west for 30 years, who knows what will the future brings, The middle-aged man repeated this sentence in his heart, However, will I, Lan Chou, have such a day?

Taking advantage of the moment he was distracted, Xiao Chen turned around and used his Movement Technique to quickly leave. It was simply a small effort on his part, there was no need to focus on it too much.

The day was still young, so Xiao Chen continued shopping. Occasionally, a few things caught his eyes; High Rank Spirit Beast blood, rare ores, and rare herbs. A hundred Spirit Stones was spent very quickly.

A stall that had many people gathering around it appeared in front of Xiao Chen. He was feeling very curious; he pushed his way through the crowd.

The stall owner was a youth of about 20 years of age; he was a peak Martial Grand Master wearing Beichen Peak uniforms. There were three gold lines embroidered on his collar; this was a Beichen Peak core disciple.

There was only one item in his stall, a half meter long strip of wood that was as wide as the width of a finger. The strip of wood lay quietly in the stall but there was a visible light green Spiritual Energy wafting out of it like green smoke.

"Fusang Spiritual Wood!" Xiao Chen exclaimed to himself.

This tree had an inexhaustible Spiritual Energy; its never-withering flower bloomed once every thousand years; it bore fruits every ten thousand years. The fruit it bore was an undying divine fruit, after eating it, one would gain a longevity comparable to the heavens and the earth. They would never die and never grow old.

When a branch of this tree was broken off, it would give off a green smoke. The strip of wood placed on the stall was exactly the same as how the Fusang Spiritual Wood was described.

However, this was not the true Fusang Spiritual Wood. Xiao Chen extended out his Spiritual Sense and examined it. He discovered that although it contained a very dense Spiritual Energy, it was slowly being reduced.

As for the branch of the Fusang Tree, after it was broken off, the Essence contained in it would be inexhaustible as well; it would not be reduced.

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Chapter 179: Divine Wood

This branch should be broken off from an inferior breed of the Fusang Tree. Even so, it has a high value. This was because this type of trees had a Spiritual Intelligence; they understood rudimentary cultivation.

If it was an older Spirit Tree, it might even be stronger than regular cultivators. According to legends, the Fusang Tree had the strength of a Martial Emperor.

This is such a good thing, why is no one buying it? Xiao Chen thought as he was filled with doubts. Was the price too high?

"This is broken off from a thousand-year-old Wutong Tree. I need a Red Nascent Fruit. I will only make a trade and will not sell it. If there are no offers, I will use it myself."

Wutong Tree, its bark was as green as jade, its leaves were like flowers; it was beautiful, elegant, magnificent, and pure; its Spiritual Energy was like it was made by the heavens. According to legends, when its leaves fell, they turn into shimmering gold leaves. It was said that the Divine Phoenix of the Ancient Era would not perch on a tree unless it was a Wutong Tree.

Although it was not comparable to the Fusang Tree, it was still a famous Spirit Tree. If it really had existed for a thousand years, its value would be considerable as well.

Not only could it be used to refine Medicinal Pills, if one absorbed the Spiritual Energy in it, it could raise their cultivation realm. If it was made into an ornament and worn, it would be soothing for the nerves. It would keep one calm, leading to them achieving more with less effort when cultivating.

When Xiao Chen heard that this person wanted to exchange it for a Red Nascent Fruit, a thought popped up in his head. His expression did not change as he searched through his Universe Ring. After a while, he found what he was looking for in a corner.

Xiao Chen felt joy in his heart. Since he found this on the outskirts of Seven Horn Mountain, he had never used it. He had almost forgotten about it. He had not expected that it would be useful here.

"I can offer you 80 Spirit Stones. Will that do for purchasing this item?" a person came forward and asked eagerly.

80 Spirit Stones to purchase a damaged Wutong Spiritual Wood was a very high price already.

However, that Beichen Peak disciple shook his head and said, "No way, I urgently need the Red Nascent Fruit for my practice. The Red Nascent Fruit on Jade Maiden Peak is not mature yet. So I can only try my luck here. If there are none, then I will be using this Wutong Spiritual Wood for myself."

Thinking about it, he was a Beichen Peak core disciple, he should not be lacking in Spirit Stones. The remunerations of a core disciple were much higher than a regular inner disciple. Adding in the missions they completed, they should have enough Spirit Stones.

That person felt unresigned but he simply shook his head and left. The surrounding people all slowly dispersed as well. Although a Spirit Herb like the Red Nascent Fruit was not a rare item, it took decades to mature. One had to depend on luck in order to obtain one of them.

Seeing the crowd to slowly disperse, the Beichen Peak core disciple who had set up the stall revealed a look of disappointment. He got up and prepared to pack up the stall and leave.

Xiao Chen hurriedly went over and said, "Hang on, I have a Red Nascent Fruit. I wonder if we can make the trade?"

When the Beichen Peak disciple heard this, he was happy. He said, "If it is a mature Red Nascent Fruit, I am willing to add some Spirit Stones to the deal. If it is not matured, you have to add in some Spirit Stones."

When Xiao Chen heard this, he smiled. He took out the Red Nascent Fruit from the Universe Ring and handed it over. The red fruit had a strong fragrance, a dense Spiritual Energy that assaulted the nose; its glass-like surface seemed to have a fiery light underneath it.

"A matured Red Nascent Fruit! It's really a matured Red Nascent Fruit!" that person had an extremely excited expression, "I am Fang Ning. Thank you for for the Red Nascent Fruit. I will give you another ten Inferior Grade Spirit Stones."

Fang Ning was incredibly joyful. He had been stuck at peak Martial Grand Master for a long time already. This was because he was unable to make a breakthrough in his fire attribute Cultivation Technique. Now that he obtained the Red Nascent Fruit, he had hopes of advancing to Martial Saint.

Xiao Chen had not expected to be able to obtain ten Inferior Grade Spirit Stones. Xiao Chen properly put away the Spirit Stones and the Wutong Spiritual Wood that Fang Ning gave him. He also revealed a joyful expression on his face.

Xiao Chen had been looking for this type of Spiritual Wood. However, he would always end up with nothing definite. This simply proved that Spiritual Wood was the most effective for Life Bestowal Spells; not even the Spiritual Energy filled beast horns could compare to them.

After obtaining the Red Nascent Fruit, Fang Ning immediately packed up the stall and left. He was in a rush to leave the market.

Xiao Chen stopped him and said, "Brother Fang, can you tell me where you found this Wutong Tree?"

Fang Ning stopped and shook his head. He said sincerely, "Brother, it is best you do not know. That place is filled with danger. I went there with my master and the tree already became a spirit. It is very hard to deal with."

After Fang Ning finished, he left without looking back. Regardless of how Xiao Chen called out to him, he did not stop.

Xiao Chen felt slightly disappointed. He took a look at the sky, it was now a blazing red in the west. The sunset glow dyed the entire sky red; it was already dusk.

It was still early so Xiao Chen decided to continue checking out the shops set up by the Heavenly Saber Pavilion; to see if there were anything good.

About 200 meters behind Xiao Chen, there was a figure looking at him with a sinister gaze. This person was the one who had wanted the Silver-Horned Tiger's horn earlier.

"Causing me to not be able to complete master's mission… I am curious to see what kind of background you have. How dare you snatch away the thing I want."

Xiao Chen felt the gaze so he extended out his Spiritual Sense. When he saw the appearance of the person following him, he smiled and continued walking forward, ignoring him.

There were very few people in the official shops. It was a far cry was compared to the bustling free market. Xiao Chen took a quick look but he was not very interested.

The things sold here were all very expensive. They stocked things like herbs, Medicinal Pills, Martial Techniques, or Cultivation Techniques. Others might be interested in them but they held no attraction for Xiao Chen.

Xiao Chen had the Battle Sage Origin; he could imitate any Martial Technique under the sun. If it was not some rare Martial Technique, he would not be interested. As far as Medicinal Pills and herbs go, he would only need them when he underwent secluded cultivation but now was not a time.

He only purchased a few good quality Detoxification Pills in case he needed it. Aside from that, he did not buy anything else. He left disappointedly.

It was going to be daylight soon. Xiao Chen intended to find a desolate place to stay the night. It was only for one night, he did not mind it too much.

When he was about to leave the market, a figure rushed at him quickly, intending to stop him before he left the market.

Xiao Chen smiled faintly and locked onto the figure with his Spiritual Sense. A huge black hand appeared from nowhere and it clenched into a fist, catching that person firmly.

Xiao Chen waved his hands casually and that person was tossed up in the air. He flew up in a large arc and landed on the ground with a bang. The huge black hand descended from the sky and clenched itself into a fist. It attacked him continuously, causing that person to vomit blood and faint before it stopped.

From the start to the end, Xiao Chen had not turned around. He withdrew his hand and quickly left. Just a wretched tramp, yet he dares to hold him up. How reckless!

In the Heaven Viewing Platform, under a tall tree that seemed to be holding the sky up, Xiao Chen looked up at the luxuriant leaves. He revealed a satisfied expression, he would be spending the night here.

He pushed his feet off the ground and leaped onto a branch. He maneuvered his body into a comfortable position and laid down. Xiao Chen took out a carving knife and a beast horn from a saber-toothed tiger, and then he prepared to start carving.

Xiao Chen had no idea what a Saber-Toothed Tiger looked like as he had never seen one before. So he could not carve that for the Life Bestowal Spell. If he used it to carve the Golden Lion King, the material was not right.

Furthermore, the size of the Golden Lion King was too large. If he forcibly used the tooth for carving the Golden Lion King, it could only make a flawed Golden Lion King; it would not be worth it.

Thinking about it, Xiao Chen measured the size of the beast horn. Finally, he decided to carve five Rank 5 Ice Apes. Although the rank of the Ice Ape was not high, it was easier to control and the amount of Essence exhausted was less too.

The Ice Ape only had the strength of a Martial Saint. However, when they came in large numbers, their combat prowess was significant. After he made up his mind, he no longer hesitated. He leaned on the tree trunk and started carving.

"Shua! Shua!"

Xiao Chen infused Essence into the carving knife. Shavings continuously fell off the white beast horn. He recalled the appearance of the Ice Ape as his hand moved all over the beast horn smoothly.

Xiao Chen's carving skilled had already reached near-perfection. After a while, a small, exquisite, and realistic Ice Ape sculpture appeared in his hands.

There was a gentle smile on his face as he placed the sculpture into his Universe Ring. After that, he continued carving. By the time he completed carving the five sculptures, it was already night; darkness had already completely covered the sky.

Xiao Chen took out the Wutong Spiritual Wood and inspected it carefully before he gingerly put it away. This was something that could be only found but not sought. Xiao Chen did not want to waste it, it might be useful in future.

Xiao Chen sat cross-legged and entered into a state of cultivation. The Purple Thunder Divine Incantation circulated slowly in his body. The surrounding dense Spiritual Energy poured inside him.

The density of the Spiritual Energy in Lingyun Mountain Range was really alluring, Xiao Chen sighed to himself. No wonder one could not bear to leave; cultivating here was equivalent to cultivating below the mountain for three years.

The Spiritual Energy circulated a great cycle in his body. Finally, they poured into an area in his Dantian where his Martial Spirit lay. Within that strange space, it fell like rain into the gushing river.

When he was a Martial Disciple, the origin of his Essence was a few white clouds. When he became a Martial Master, it became a clear pool of water. Now that he was a Martial Grand Master, it had turned into a gushing river.

Every time he advanced by a cultivation realm, the dense Spiritual Energy would increase by several folds; it was extremely horrifying. Xiao Chen felt astonishment and joy every time.

Within the Martial Grand Master realm, there was no one who could compete with him in regard to the amount of Essence. Furthermore, the purity of his Essence was much higher than regular cultivators; it was much stronger.

Such a good thing was definitely a thing to rejoice about. However, even if Xiao Chen were to try to get to the bottom of it, he still would not know what was the cause of this.

The only thing he could be sure of was that it was not a result of cultivating the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation; that was only a Cultivation Technique. According to the Compendium of Cultivation, such a phenomena would not occur.

If one really had to seek the reason, they would have to start their search from the Azure Dragon swimming in the river. However, the inheritance of the Xiao Clan had been broken off a long time ago. There was no way to obtain any information from that end.

Maybe Feng Feixue, who was in the Imperial Capital, would understand why. However, Xiao Chen did not intend to go there for now. Since he could not figure it out, he could not be bothered to keep thinking about it. Xiao Chen reorganized his thoughts and entered into a state of cultivation once again.

When the first rays of the morning sun peered through the leaves and struck Xiao Chen's face, he immediately opened his eyes. He took in a long deep breath; cultivating for the whole night had raised his mental state back to its peak.

The medicinal energies of the Blood Replenishing Pill had completely permeated through his body. The injuries he had sustained the previous day had healed completely. His physical body had returned to its peak state as well.

"Hu Chi!"

Suddenly, the wooden token at Xiao Chen's waist started to vibrate non-stop. It directly flew out with a 'weng' sound. Xiao Chen understood what it meant. The Hall of Contributions' people were giving him a prompt; it was time to go.

"Bang!"

Just as Xiao Chen was about to land, a petite figure jumped down from the top of the big tree. That person stretched and looked back at Xiao Chen, giving him a smile. After that, that person left very quickly.

Xiao Chen had not expected that there would be someone cheap like him that would spend the night on the same tree. He scolded himself for being too careless. If that person had bad intentions, he could have been in danger last night.

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Chapter 180: Cheated?

There was no time to overthink; the wooden token had already flown far away. If Xiao Chen did not catch up to it, he would likely be late. He leaped high into the air and soared away like a flood dragon.

The wooden token flew very fast, but it was also quite stable. As Xiao Chen chased it, he inadvertently realized the wooden token was not headed for the Hall of Contributions. Finally, after some time, it landed in an unknown courtyard.

Xiao Chen walked in filled with doubts. He discovered there were already close to ten people. The girl he saw at the towering tree earlier was also present.

When she saw Xiao Chen had arrived as well, she revealed a somewhat astonished expression. Xiao Chen made a quick headcount; including him, there were a total of ten people.

Each one of them had a cultivation of at least Medial Grade Martial Grand Master. The girl he saw had the highest cultivation, peak Superior Grade Martial Grand Master. Advancing from Martial Grand Master to Martial Saint was a threshold. The earlier one advanced, the more likely one's achievement would be higher in the future.

As such, the Heaven Saber Pavilion had a rule: If one could not advance to Martial Saint before the age of 25, their status as an inner disciple would be eliminated.

Aside from Xiao Chen, the remaining people all knew each other. They gathered together and chatted in soft voices, "I wonder if we will survive this time; I nearly died the last time."

"Indeed, if it were not for the fact that I lack contribution points, I would not risk my life. Recently, I feel my cultivation has reached a bottleneck. I have to get more pills to assist with my cultivation."

When Xiao Chen heard this, his complexion changed. Looking at the collars of these people, he discovered there were only two gold lines embroidered on them; this was the mark of ordinary inner disciples. These people were not core disciples.

However, how did they receive a high-level sect mission? Could I have been cheated? Xiao Chen thought back to his experience on the second floor. The more he thought about it, the more something felt off.

Truthfully, he had indeed been cheated. The list of high-level missions the person gave to him on the second floor of the Hall of Contributions was filled with dangerous missions, high-level missions that few wanted to take and were left behind.

Everyone had the right to accept the normal high-level missions, but that person did not show them to Xiao Chen. He was not aware of the shenanigans behind the event.

"Hey! Which peak are you from? What's your name? You seem new. I am Mu Xinya from the Gangyu Peak; we met earlier," the girl took the initiative and greeted Xiao Chen just as he was deep in thought.

The reason was unknown, but Liu Ruyue and Liu Suifeng did not wear the uniform of Qingyun Peak, not even when Xiao Chen came along. So, he was still wearing his own clothes. Thus, the others were not able to tell which peak Xiao Chen came from.

Xiao Chen recollected his thought and carefully observed the girl in front of him. This girl was about 16 or 17-years-old. She appeared to be above average in appearance. There was a smile filling her face and a pair of yuanyang sabers hanging at her waist.

[TL note: Yuanyang sabers are a pair of identical sabers. Yuanyang is another word for yin-yang.]

She gave off the feeling of the girl next door; she seemed very lively. Xiao Chen smiled and said, "Qingyun Peak, Ye Chen!"

Mu Xinya and the eight other men looked at Xiao Chen in shock. They examined him carefully, and after a while, Mu Xinya said, "Didn't you barge your way to the second floor yesterday? Why did you take this mission? They did not show you the other high-level mission?"

Seeing as Xiao Chen did not understand what was going on, Mu Xinya explained everything carefully. After Xiao Chen heard this, he suddenly understood. No wonder that person left for a long time before bringing him the mission list.

Furthermore, the danger level of the missions were all very high; there was not much of a choice either. Given what Mu Xinya and the rest of them explained, when everything was pieced together, it only showed that Xiao Chen had been fooled.

Noticing something wrong with Xiao Chen's expression, Mu Xinya advised, "Don't think too much. Since you have already accepted the mission, you have to complete it. The penalties for failing a mission are quite harsh. "

The others were not core disciples either; they could completely understand Xiao Chen's feelings, and they all gave him some advice. After a while, Xiao Chen became familiar with them.

Amongst these people, there was a Beichen Peak disciple called Ma Chen. He had the most experience with this mission; he had done this mission twice already. He did not hold anything back and told the rest of his experiences.

"The location of the mission is a few hundred meters underground. Our main mission is to protect the ordinary people mining in there. We will meet some strange things frequently underground, so be sure not to be careless. If it is something you cannot handle, immediately retreat and call an elder for help. Preserving your life is more important."

"Pu Pu Pu!"

While Ma Chen was speaking, there was the sound of footsteps coming from the distance. Three old men wearing black appeared in front of everyone. There were two golden crisscrossing sabers embroidered on their collars.

The was the mark of the Heavenly Saber Pavilion Supreme Elders. The Supreme Elder was a position revered in the Heavenly Saber Pavilion; they had the rights to issue sect missions directly.

The auras of the three of them were deep and unmeasurable. Their auras were boundless and majestic like a large ocean. Xiao Chen estimated the three of them were at least Martial Kings.

Especially the old man in the middle, the impression he gave was even deeper. His face as filled with wrinkles, like dense dark clouds covering the sky. A cold light twinkled in his eyes occasionally; it looked very startling.

The old man looked at the group and frowned. He looked clearly displeased as he said, "The numbers become fewer and fewer… there is even an Inferior Grade Martial Grand Master. The Hall of Contributions suppressed our mission too heavily."

The Inferior Grade Martial Grand Master mentioned was obviously Xiao Chen. Although Xiao Chen was not happy about it, he did not dare lose his temper. He kept silent, not saying anything.

"Never mind; we will just make do with what we have. There has been nothing major recently anyway; it's been pretty calm. Ten people should be enough," one of them from the side commented.

The old man in the middle nodded, "I shall tell you about this mission in detail. I will keep it simple, so don't complain.

"The mission is simple; all you have to do is patrol the underground. Protection refers to surveillance. The people mining in the Spirit Stone mine are ordinary people. The mission will be completed after a month."

That was simple; it was as good as not saying anything at all, Xiao Chen complained in his heart.

After the old man spoke, he took out a jade bottle. He said to the group, "Just relax; don't circulate your Essence to resist!"

"Sou!"

There was a huge suction force coming from the jade bottle. Xiao Chen heard the old man's words and did not circulate his Essence to resist. With a 'sou' sound, they were absorbed into the jade bottle.

This jade bottle was actually a Secret Treasure; there was a small realm inside the bottle. It seemed to be inside nothingness; it was completely pitch dark. When one stretched their hand out, one was unable to see their fingers. Xiao Chen could not see the other nine people; he did not know where they were.

Time seemed to come to a stop in the pitch dark space. Xiao Chen knew this space had a similar effect to his Universe Ring, but it worked by a different way; so Xiao Chen did not panic.

He sat cross-legged and entered a state of cultivation. He slowly started to circulate the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation to pass this boring time.

"Bang!"

It was unknown how much time had passed by the time Xiao Chen felt something solid under him. When he opened his eyes, he discovered he was in a damp stone room.

As Xiao Chen stood up, he immediately felt that the surrounding Spiritual Energy was shockingly dense. It was quite unbelievable; it was as though he could touch the ethereal Spiritual Energy by stretching his hands out.

"Is this the Spirit Mine?" Mu Xinya, who was to the side, opened her eyes wide as she looked around curiously.

The remaining eight people and the old men who transported them were nowhere to be seen; only the two of them were present. There was a stone table in the room. There were also two simple beds and all sorts of things needed for daily living.

Could it be that the two of them had to live here together for the next month? Xiao Chen felt a headache just thinking about it. On the contrary, Mu Xinya still had a smile on her face. She looked around her surroundings, occasionally fiddling with the things in the stone room.

"Shua!" A stone door in the room opened. A middle-aged man dressed in black walked in and said, "The two of you have been placed in a group together. You will live here for one month. If there are any problems, you may look for me. Let's go; I will take you to familiarize yourself with the environment."

We have to live together? Xiao Chen felt awkward thinking about it. He asked that person, "Senior, is this really fine?"

The middle-aged man felt it was strange and said, "What is the problem? You are already gaining the advantage, and you are complaining about it? In this place, everyone is grouped into pairs. If you wish to swap, I can do that immediately."

"There's no need! There's no need!" Xiao Chen quickly gestured with his hands as he spoke. If he had to stay with another man, it would be even more unbearable.

The middle-aged man nodded and said, "Don't call me senior; I am not that old. Addressing me as Martial Uncle Ye or Ye Wen will do. Come, let's go quickly."

"That's right; wait for a while. I nearly forgot. Hold this first."

The middle-aged man handed the both of them a map made out of beast skin. Xiao Chen received it and took a look. He discovered it was a map of tunnels that looked like a maze. The winding passages were dazzling.

The map seemed to have mentioned there were eight layers, then he also found the scale of the map. Just this layer of tunnels spanned more than a few thousand square meters; it was astonishing.

Xiao Chen found his location on the map. He discovered it was a dot that glowed faintly; he did not know the purpose of it.

Ye Wen explained, "The glowing dot corresponds with the tokens hanging on your waists. As long as you don't lose your tokens, you don't have to worry about getting lost. Aside from your rest time, if your tokens do not move, we will take it to mean you encountered danger. Someone will immediately come to support you."

This probably means that they will be supervised here. With this map, someone will be completely monitoring their movements. Xiao Chen thought to himself quietly.

Ye Wen continued to point out some locations on the map. He pointed out the location of headquarters in the mines; then he also told them the black lines were dead ends, and they could not cross them.

After a long explanation, the two of them had a rough understanding of this mine. They were no longer as ignorant as they were before, but they did not know everything either.

After Ye Wen told the two of them how to use the door, he brought the both of them out to familiarize themselves with the mines. Not long after, they saw a group of ordinary people that were completely black in the dark tunnels; it was unknown how long they had not showered.

These people were using pickaxes and digging vigorously in the wide tunnels. Their expressions seemed numb; there was no anger on their faces.

A mission to mine the Spirit Stones was arduous and would be a massive undertaking. If they used the Heavenly Saber Pavilion disciples for mining, it would not be very realistic. These people were sent here after they signed a life-and-death contract with the Heavenly Saber Pavilion.

[TL note: Life-and-death contract likely is an indemnity form saying the Heavenly Saber Pavilion is not responsible for their deaths.]

They told them in advance this would be very arduous and dangerous. However, because the rewards were high, these people had the mindset of striking it rich after working here for five years.

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Chapter 181: Corpse-filled War

They sought their fortune amidst the danger. If they were able to survive after five years, the rewards they could obtain would be sufficient for him to live in riches.

However, would they still have their lives at the end of it?

"Hu Chi!"

Just as the crowd was about the leave, a resplendent spiritual light suddenly erupted from within the Spirit Mine. The Spiritual Energy turned even more abundant inside the Spirit Mine in an instant.

"This is the Medial Grade Spirit Stone raw ore! Run!" Although they had uncovered the Medial Grade Spirit Stone, the expressions of the miners were filled with horror. They dropped whatever they had in their hands and rushed over in the direction of Xiao Chen and the others.

"Ga Ga!"

A miner was slightly slow and he was grabbed by a withered hand. With a casual pull, he was wrenched into two halves. The withered hand had gorged out the miner's bleeding heart.

When the crowd dispersed, Xiao Chen finally saw the owner of this strange hand. It was a rotten corpse that emitted a black Qi from its entire body. It placed the heart into its mouth and it chewed continuously, giving off 'zizi' sounds.

The group of miners were hiding behind Xiao Chen and his group. Although there was panic on their faces, they were already used to this. They did not seem too uncomfortable when they saw this rotten corpse.

Ye Wen revealed an extremely grave expression. He stared at the raw ore that gave off a spiritual light behind the corpse. "The two of you stay back. In the future, if the two of you encounter a monster of this grade, you just have to disperse the crowd."

"Hu Hu!" Ye Wen drew the small saber out of his scabbard and spun it in his hand continuously. It created an intense air current within the mines.

The corpse felt a dangerous aura and roared in a strange manner. It turned into a black phantom and launched itself at Ye Wen. Its sharp nails had a cold glint as it tried to claw Ye Wen's face.

"Scram!" Ye Wen shouted loudly. The saber that spun in his right hand struck the corpse continuously. The intense air current pushed the corpse far away. A black fluid that stank of rotting flesh dripped out from its body as it flew back in the air.

The body had already been dead for an unknown amount of time; it was not able to feel pain or anything else. After it was knocked back, it roared out. A disgusting fluid flowed out from the corner of its mouth and it launched itself at Ye Wen again.

As Ye Wen fought the corpse, they slowly drifted to the left, this caused the fight to change locations. After a while, they had distanced themselves from the crowd.

At this moment, Ye Wen's aura exploded out intensely without holding anything back. Streams of resplendent saber Qi struck the corpse.

Black fluid spurted out of its body. Just as the black fluid was about to land on Ye Wen's body, an Essence shield immediately appeared to block the black fluid.

"Zi La! Zi La!" The black fluid actually continuously corroded the Essence. Ye Wen shouted and the Essence shield trembled. The black fluid was immediately knocked flying.

"Dang Dang!"

One man and one corpse, their battle became faster and faster. The ordinary people could no longer see their figures; they could only hear metallic clangs resonate in the air.

A light flashed in Xiao Chen's eyes as he did his best to see the situation. The claws of the corpse were actually as hard as Profound Iron; it was able to resist Ye Wen's saber lights.

"Hu!" There was a cold breeze and the small saber in Ye Wen's hands vanished. Xiao Chen was astonished, this was one of Qingyun Peak's Secret Techniques—Clear Wind Chop!

"Shua!" When the small saber reappeared, one of the corpse's arms was chopped off. After it lost an arm, its combat prowess decreased significantly.

Just when Xiao Chen thought there was nothing left to fear, the corpse suddenly spat out a black pearl. Ye Wen's complexion changed, "It actually managed to cultivate an inner core, good thing I discovered it early. Otherwise, if it had developed spiritual intelligence, it would be problematic.

The small saber was pulled backward and eighteen copies appeared in the air. Ye Wen's figure was everywhere within an instant. When the eighteen images merged back together, the bright lights of the saber became reserved.

It carried a huge force as it chopped that black pearl into half with a 'shua' sound. Ye Wen's hands moved continuously, the small saber started to spin intensely and created a powerful cyclone.

"Go!"

The small saber left his hand and the cyclone instantly enveloped the corpse as it moved forward. The saber moved very fast within the cyclone as streams of black fluid spurted out but were dispersed by the cyclone.

Under Ye Wen's control, the cyclone moved forward very slowly. After a while, it stopped and a small saber embedded itself into the ground with a 'huang dang' sound.

The corpse landed heavily on the ground with a loud bang before it bounced a few times. Its skin was no longer completely intact; it was pretty much left with only its skeleton.

"Hu!" Just as everyone thought the situation was resolved and let out a breath of relief, the corpse leaped back up onto its feet. It moved as fast as lightning as it rushed at Mu Xinya who was beside Xiao Chen.

As the situation had occurred suddenly, Mu Xinya was caught off guard and could not react in time. Her complexion changed greatly.

"Drawing the Saber!"

In the time it took for a spark to fly, the Lunar Shadow Saber was drawn with a 'huang dang' sound. It created a blade of wind and its speed was almost at its peak. It chopped the corpse flying at them into two halves.

Ye Wen quickly rushed over and fired out two streams of red flames to burn the corpse up. Afterwards, he turned around to pick up the Medial Grade Spirit Stone raw ore, revealing a faint smile as he did so.

It was rare to come by a Medial Grade Spirit Stone raw ore. Normally, they would only run into one every few months. Ye Wen felt it was worthwhile to be able to obtain the ore at the cost of the life of only one person.

Ye Wen waved his hands and smiled, "Supervisor Li, you gained a big merit. Let me introduce you. These two are the newly arrived guardians. If there are any problems, you may look for them.

A tall and stout man walked over. This person was the supervisor of this group of miners. Ye Wen introduced Xiao Chen and Mu Xinya then he casually passed the Medial Grade Spirit Stone raw ore to Supervisor Li. After that, he led Xiao Chen and Mu Xinya to continue walking.

Along the way he introduced, "When running into the corpses at the Medial Grade Spirit Stone raw ores, do not recklessly make a move. The two of you are not a match for them."

Xiao Chen could not resist asking, "Where did this corpse come from? Why is it so horrifying?"

Ye Wen said indifferently, "It crawled over. Your current location is thousands of meters beneath the surface. This Spirit Mine has existed for several ten thousands of years.

"The corpses that were buried underground would slowly crawl over under the attraction of the Spiritual Energy. After several months, it would turn into that thing. There is usually such creatures around every piece of Medial Grade Spirit Stone raw ore."

The three of them spoke as they walked. They ran into several groups of miners digging but they did not run into another Medial Grade Spirit Stone raw ore being dug up again.

Occasionally, they would run into some other corpses but they did not have much combat prowess. They were chopped into half with a single strike from Ye Wen. Aside from the corpses, the three of them also ran into a creature that was even stranger; it was a Spirit Swallowing Worm that treated Spirit Stone raw ores as food.

Ye Wen chopped off the head of a Spirit Swallowing Worm and said, "The corpses are nothing, they are not really much of a problem. The biggest enemy in the Spirit Mine is the Spirit Swallowing Worm. If you discover one, you need to destroy it as quickly as you can.

"If it manages to dig into the ground, it would be problematic. Every Spirit Swallowing Worm you kill will earn you another five contribution points."

Xiao Chen grasped his Lunar Shadow Saber and used it to push the body of the Spirit Swallowing Worm over to inspect it carefully. This worm was half a meter long and was about as thick as a adults arm; it could spit out a green toxic fluid to attack its enemies.

It had very fast reactions. If Ye Wen's earlier attacks were not fast enough, the worm would have escaped into the ground. If that happened, the result would be that Ye Wen would not be able to do anything against it.

As the three of them spoke, they reached a place where the tunnel split into three different paths. Ye Wen pointed to a path and showed them the map, "Within the mines, the tunnels without any lamps would be indicated as black on the map. This tunnel is already all mined out. There is no need to go in."

The two of them nodded. Ye Wen led the two of them to continue walking forwards. After they completed a round in the tunnels, he finally brought them to the headquarters of this layer.

Even though it was the headquarters, it was very simple as it was thousands of meters underground. It was a large stone room that had many Spirit Stone raw ores arranged by their grades.

There were at least ten Superior Grand Martial Saints that guarded this place. When these people saw Ye Wen come over, he quickly greeted him respectfully, "Elder Ye, everything is normal, there has been no problems."

Ye Wen nodded and pointed to Xiao Chen and Mu Xinya, "These are the new guards sent down from above. Check them for any Spatial Rings."

There was a reason why a super large sect like them could be passed down for ten thousand years. It was because they controlled a Spirit Mine. Any news about the Spirit Mine was considered as the most important secrets of the sect.

Even after such a long time, Xiao Chen did not even know the location of the Spirit Mine. What made him even more speechless was they did not even know where the exit of this Spirit Mine was.

If anything happened, it might be possible for the two of them to be stuck here and die. Xiao Chen did not expect them to be careful to the point of checking if they had any Spatial Rings.

Immediately, one man and one woman walked over and started to check their bodies. Xiao Chen felt a little bit of panic, there were many valuable things in his Universe Ring, there were even things that could not be seen by others.

There were Spirit Weapons, Medicinal Pills, and herbs from the Jiang Clan that he had not managed yet. If he were to hand the ring over, he would be worried.

"Junior Brother, please remove the ring on your hand. Let me take a look." The person that searched Xiao Chen did not find anything in other places so he could only feel suspicious about the ring on his hand.

Xiao Chen smiled embarrassedly. At this point of time, if he reacted to that, it would cause him to look even more suspicious. He took the initiative to remove the ring on his own accord and handed it to him.

The Spatial Rings of this world were made of a material called Receiving Stone. It was made by forging this material and was completely different from the materials that Xiao Chen's Universe Ring was crafted from.

That person looked at it for a long time but was unable to make out anything wrong with it. He could only return the ring to Xiao Chen.

"Wait for a bit, let me take a look at this ring first."

Just as Xiao Chen was about to feel relieved, Ye Wen's gaze drifted over and he quickly said.

Logically speaking, it was impossible for others of open the Universe Ring. However, there were no absolutes in this world. Xiao Chen felt uncertain in his heart. He said, "Martial Uncle Ye, is there something wrong with this ring?"

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Chapter 182: Mysterious Companion

Ye Wen tossed over the ring gently and smiled to Xiao Chen. "There is no problem, just pay attention to yourself."

What does he mean by pay attention to myself? Xiao Chen thought. Ye Wen seemed to have given him a deep look, like a warning.

"Let's go. Grab a good sleep tonight. That's right, there is still a very important thing I have not told you two yet. Do not cultivate here. Otherwise, if you are not careful, you might explode and die. There has been many previous instances of this already. I hope the two of you will not simply mess around, "Ye Wen prudently warned them.

This means I cannot cultivate for a month, Xiao Chen could not help but feel disappointed. He was initially filled with anticipation when he first arrived and saw the dense Spiritual Energy in his surroundings.

The two of them spoke as they returned to their stone room. When Mu Xinya saw that Ye Wen was not around, she said, "Senior Brother Ye, thank you for saving me earlier."

Xiao Chen smiled. "It's nothing, just helping each other out. Who knows when I would need you to rescue me."

When they returned to their stone room, Xiao Chen let Mu Xinya choose her bed first. Afterwards, he slowly laid down on the other stone bed.

The stone room was rather large so they did not feel constrained even when two people stayed there together. The walls were inlaid with Night Pearl, so it felt quite bright.

Xiao Chen laid on the bed. He still had not figured out the outline of this place yet. Leaving his escape path in the hands of others was very unsettling.

He turned his Spiritual Sense into a thread and extended it upward. The results were as Ye Wen had said, it was really several thousands of meters underground. Xiao Chen's Spiritual Sense was able to extend upward for close to two thousand meters.

However, aside from seeing a few other layers of the mine, he did not know how far he was from the surface. Xiao Chen withdrew his Spiritual Sense and could not help but think to himself, Where exactly is the exit?

Xiao Chen did not give up and used his Spiritual Sense to scan the entire layer. Finally, he focused on the area where the headquarters was located. However, he was blocked by a formless barrier. He could not go through it no matter how he tried.

After failing a few times, Xiao Chen could only give up helplessly. There was a simple hourglass being used to keep time. He took a look at it; according to the time on earth, it would be about seven in evening.

It was still early. Although he could not cultivate, Xiao Chen did not have the habit of sleeping early. He took out the Clear Wind Chop manual that Liu Ruyue had given him and started to read it carefully. The impression that Ye Wen's Clear Wind Chop had given Xiao Chen was quite deep.

"Senior Brother Ye, I have finished my bath. You can take yours now."

When another stone in the stone room was pushed open, there was a simple bathroom. There was a pool of groundwater there; there was no need to worry about their cleanliness.

After Mu Xinya came out from the bathroom, she immediately informed Xiao Chen. The clothes she wore were all arranged neatly and properly without making it look erotic; it was not enough for Xiao Chen to feel awkward.

Xiao Chen put down the manual and nodded. He was not too obsessed with cleanliness. As such, after he entered, he cleaned himself up in a simple manner and quickly came out after wearing his clothes.

Mu Xinya had a more lively personality. When she saw Xiao Chen reading, she kept asking him questions non-stop. The smile on her face never faded at all; she was quite optimistic about this mission.

"Senior Brother Ye, why did you enter Heavenly Saber Pavilion initially? Furthermore, you entered into the weakest Qingyun Peak."

Mu Xinya asked questions after questions; it was simply never-ending. The result was that Xiao Chen could not focus. He could only smile bitterly and put down his book helplessly.

After he thought for a while, he answered, "Initially, I entered in order to save a friend. Then I realized that I could raise my strength here. So I stayed."

A mischievous smile appeared on Mu Xinya's face. "Let me guess… your friend must be a girl."

"It can be considered to be so!" Xiao Chen smiled and changed the topic. "What about you? Why did you enter the Heavenly Saber Pavilion?"

Mu Xinya changed her position on the bed and leaned against the wall. "My parents told me to enter. I have been here for a month. Actually, I did not want to enter."

Xiao Chen felt it was strange. Before she had entered, she was already a peak Martial Grand Master. It seems like Mu Xinya's clan was not simple.

After she answered the question, Mu Xinya's mood seemed to turn heavy. She was not as spirited as she was earlier. After they chatted for a while more, she went to sleep.

Xiao Chen could not sleep, so he continued to read the Clear Wind Chop manual. The Essence in his body slowly circulated in the manner described by the manual. He immediately felt a strong energy circulating.

Unfortunately, there was no suitable place for him to practice. Xiao Chen tested it for a bit but soon gave up. After it got late into the night, his eyelids started to droop and he fell asleep after going into a daze.

The next morning, Xiao Chen woke up on time. The sound of him getting up startled Mu Xinya awake. After the two of them washed up and had some food, they started to do their patrols in accordance with the path Ye Wen showed them.

Not long after they left, Xiao Chen saw the group of miners who found the Medial Grade Spirit Stone raw ore yesterday. When Supervisor Li, who led the miners, saw the two of them, he quickly put down what he was doing.

He came over and greeted them. "Greetings, Sir and Madam. Do you have any instructions for us?"

Xiao Chen sized this person up carefully. He was about two meters in height. Xiao Chen looked favorably at him. The thing that Xiao Chen noticed was his eyes. The other miners had dull looks in their eyes, like they given up hope.

However, his eyes were filled with light and there were no signs of him being dispirited. If it were not for his clothes being dirty, one would not think of him as a miner.

"Nothing much, we are just on our patrol. If there are any problem, immediately send a signal out." Xiao Chen nodded and left with Mu Xinya.

Patrolling was a very boring job, especially thousands of meters underground. Xiao Chen finally understood why there were so little people signing up for this job.

No one would choose to come back to this hellish environment a second time unless they were urgently in need of contribution points.

The Spirit Mine was not as peaceful as it seemed to be. After yesterday's experience, Xiao Chen did not dare to be careless. He cautiously followed the map as he walked around the mines.

"Hu Chi!"

Suddenly, there was a sharp call from a bugle horn that rang piercingly in the tunnels. Xiao Chen and Mu Xinya exchanged a look; there was a situation. They quickly rushed in the direction of the sound's origin.

The two of them were very fast. Soon, they arrived at the location where the sound originated from. They discovered a corpse slowly climbing out from the ground. The miners were running in every direction.

Xiao Chen said to Mu Xinya, "Gather these people up. Don't run around. It is only an ordinary corpse, I will deal with it."

Mu Xinya asked worriedly, "Are you able to?"

"Even if I can't, I have too!" After Xiao Chen spoke, he immediately rushed forward and knocked over the corpse that had just climbed out.

This was the first time Xiao Chen had faced this disgusting creature. As such, he did not dare to be careless; he carefully blocked the attacks of the corpse. Slowly, he started to sense that the attacking methods of the corpse were limited. It relied on its speed and sharp claws to attack.

This should be the lowest grade of corpses. Soon, Xiao Chen completely grasped its attack patterns.

Xiao Chen did not wish to drag out the fight so he used the Three Flowing Cloud Images. His figure immediately turned blurry. He moved in a circle around the corpse like a small river and sent out three saber strikes at it.

"Shua! Shua! Shua!"

The corpse's two arms and head were instantly separated from its body and it spurted out lots of black fluids. Xiao Chen knew about the terror of this fluid so he sent out a saber light to block them from coming into contact with his body.

The corpse which lost its arms and head did not die yet. It did what it could to rush wildly at Xiao Chen but it was no longer a threat.

Xiao Chen executed Drawing the Saber and split it into half. It should now be dead as a doorknob.

Xiao Chen placed his saber back in the scabbard and spoke to the group of miners that Mu Xinya had rounded up. "Who is the supervisor?"

A miner walked out while bowing. He said, "In reply to Sir, I am the supervisor here."

This person's face was completely black; his eyes had lost its light, like he had lost all hope. Xiao Chen sighed. "Go deal with the body, according to the rules, you may rest for two hours. I will not make things difficult."

This was the instruction given by Ye Wen. If a corpse appeared, the group of miners may rest for two hours, then they should return to work. There was no need to bother about them.

The two of them hung around for a while longer. When they saw that nothing else happened, they left the place and continued their patrol.

Soon, they reached a place where the path divided into three. However, two of the paths did not have any lamps installed; it was pitch dark. According to the rules, this was a dead path, there was no need to patrol there.

As they were preparing to leave, Xiao Chen suddenly noticed a pair of green eyes in one of the tunnels. However, when he tried to look carefully again, he did not discover anything.

He extended out his Spiritual Sense. However, after searching for a long time, he did not discover anything.

"Senior Brother Ye, what's wrong?" Mu Xinya asked, her voice filled with doubts.

Xiao Chen felt that something was wrong. "Don't move, I'm going in to take a look. There seems to be something in there."

Mu Xinya looked in the direction of Xiao Chen's gaze. "Isn't that a dead path? I'll come with you."

"There is no need, I could have been seeing things." After Xiao Chen spoke, he directly entered in a flash. There was a faint purple light coming from his eyes in the darkness; he was able to see about ten meters around him within the pitch dark tunnel.

Xiao Chen walked in for about two hundred meters but he did not discover anything. As he was prepared to leave, he heard the sound of footsteps coming from behind him. However, it was only Mu Xinya following him.

"Let's go, there is no need to follow me. I saw wrongly," Xiao Chen said to Mu Xinya who was behind him.

However, the instant he turned around, he saw an unsightly expression on Mu Xinya's face. She quickly drew her yuanyang sabers and a cold light flashed in the tunnel.

The yuanyang saber in her left hand buzzed with a melodious sound as it flew through the air, flying toward Xiao Chen's head at lightning speed.

Yuanyang sabers were frequently used by women as it was slightly shorter. Most men would not use it as it did not seem tyrannical. However, just based on appearance, it was pretty suitable for the graceful characteristics of a woman.

However, in truth, the yuanyang saber's might and power were not inferior. Xiao Chen followed the buzzing saber with his eyes and watched as the darkness swallowed up the yuanyang saber gleaming with a cold light.

His thoughts stopped for a short moment but he moved after that. He trusted Mu Xinya and did not make a move to attack her.

Xiao Chen executed the Azure Dragon Cloud Soaring Art and his body moved as fast as a flood dragon and he arrived behind Mu Xinya in an instant.

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Chapter 183: Severely Injured

"Hu!"

There was a boom as the yuanyang saber stuck itself into the ceiling of the tunnel. Xiao Chen vaguely saw a blurry figure that quickly dived into the hole in the wall.

Spirit Swallowing Bug! Xiao Chen instantly understood what was going on; he did not see wrongly. The green eyes he saw were the eyes of the Spirit Swallowing Bug.

When he came in, it craftily dove into a hole in the wall. When he turned around, it showed itself; wanting to sneak attack him.

Coincidentally, Mu Xinya saw the situation and immediately attacked; she did not have the time to explain. She wanted to rescue Xiao Chen, who did not know what was going on.

Mu Xinya held the other yuanyang saber in her right hand and pulled it back slightly. There was an invisible ripple in the air that spread through the air, the other yuanyang saber stuck in the ceiling trembled and flew back into Mu Xinya's hand.

"Senior Brother Ye, are you alright?" Mu Xinya asked Xiao Chen worriedly.

Xiao Chen checked his body and discovered that some green fluids had permeated through his clothes. The fluids entered his body slowly via the pores on his skin before it rapidly mixed with his blood.

The blood that was mixed with the green toxic fluid flowed in his body. Before long, Xiao Chen felt dizzy; this was a sign of being poisoned.

Xiao Chen quickly took out the Detoxification Pill from the Universe Ring. Then he sat down cross-legged and circulated his Essence to quickly spread out the medicinal energy of the pill.

Xiao Chen had not expected that the Detoxification Pill he brought on a whim would be so useful here. The Medicinal Pill quickly dissolved and separated the green fluid from his blood.

After a while, Xiao Chen could taste something sweet in his mouth; he immediately spat out a green liquid. Xiao Chen opened his eyes and instantly felt better. The dizzy feeling he felt earlier had vanished.

The venom of the Spirit Swallowing Bug was really tyrannical. Just coming into contact with a small amount had such serious consequences. If he had not prepared the Detoxification Pill in advance, he could have died here.

Xiao Chen got up and saw that Mu Xinya had an extremely worried expression her face. He smiled and said, "I am fine. I have forced the venom out already. Thank you!"

Mu Xinya smiled when she heard Xiao Chen's words, she then said, "It's nothing. Let's go then. Who knows when that worm would come out again."

Xiao Chen shook his head. "This is five contribution points here. Furthermore, it injured me. How could I simply let it go like this."

Since Xiao Chen knew there was a Spirit Swallowing Worm here, he naturally would not let it go. As long as he was cautious and did not get sneak-attacked, it would not be much of a problem. The Spirit Swallowing Worm was about as strong as a Martial Grand Master.

Xiao Chen extended out his Spiritual Sense and sent it into the soil of the tunnel. His Spiritual Sense followed the traces of Qi the Spirit Swallowing Worm had left behind and chased after it.

This sneaky fellow! To think it was nearby. His Spiritual Sense turned around and came back. Xiao Chen looked at the hole above his head and he could not help but exclaim in his mind, The Spirit Swallowing Worm is actually hiding right above us!

"Bang!" Xiao Chen's feet pushed off the ground and he drew the Lunar Shadow Saber from its scabbard. The saber blade glowed with an electric light, brightening up the pitch dark tunnel.

"Pu Ci!"

The resplendent Lunar Shadow Saber stabbed into the ceiling with a 'shua' sound. A 'zi zi' sound could be heard; it was the miserable cries of the Spirit Swallowing Worm. A green fluid poured out of the worm.

Xiao Chen knew the terror of this fluid. He sent some Essence to the blade and made it tremble. He immediately flung off all the venomous fluid. In the next moment, he could feel a creature wriggling quickly on the blade.

"Want to run? Too late!" Xiao Chen laughed coldly as his Essence exploded out and blasted apart the ceiling above his head instantly. The Spirit Swallowing Worm fell down together with the rocks.

There was a rumble in the tunnel as the rocks fell continuously. The two of them moved around to avoid the falling rocks. After it became peaceful again, they started to chase after the Spirit Swallowing Worm that dragged its damaged body along the ground.

When it fell on the ground, this Spirit Swallowing Worm had practically lost half of its combat prowess. In addition to the damage Xiao Chen dealt to it, this Spirit Swallowing Worm was hacked into pieces after a while.

These five Contribution Points were in the bag. Mu Xinya was confused so she asked, "Senior Brother Ye, how did you find it?"

Naturally, Xiao Chen could not tell Mu Xinya the real reason. As such, he made up a reason. Xiao Chen dug out the Inner Core from the body of the Spirit Swallowing Worm.

Because it ate Spirit Stone raw ores for a long time, the surface of its Inner Core was incredibly smooth. The Spiritual Energy contained within was comparable to a Rank 5 Spirit Beast.

Xiao Chen put away the Spirit Swallowing Worm's Inner Core carefully and smiled. "We obtained five contribution points. We will split it in half."

Mu Xinya smiled gently. "We can just split it three-two in your favor. Contribution points are not useful to me."

Contribution points are not useful to you? Xiao Chen looked at Mu Xinya in confusion. If contribution points were useless then why did you take up such a mission?

Mu Xinya seemed to have realized that she had said something wrong. She smiled and said, "Don't misunderstand. I meant a few contribution points would not make a difference to me. You were the one who discovered the Spirit Swallowing Worm, two contribution points are sufficient to me."

So that was what she meant, Xiao Chen smiled and did not continue to pursue the matter. The two of them left the tunnel and continued to patrol the path indicated by the map.

It was very calm after this and there were no more major events. Along the way, they discovered a few Spirit Swallowing Worm. Unfortunately, they were too quick-witted and dove into the ground to flee far away.

When it became night, the miners rested. Xiao Chen and Mu Xinya's job also ended. Xiao Chen made his way to Ye Wen and reported the events of the day.

After he handed in the Spirit Swallowing Worm's Inner Core to Ye Wen and recorded it, he could redeem the contribution points in the Hall of Contributions. Nothing happened along the way back. Xiao Chen thought that there was no rush to go back to the stone room to rest.

In one of the dead passages, Xiao Chen found a spacious area and drew the Lunar Shadow Saber to practice his saber techniques. Although he could not absorb any Spiritual Energy to cultivate, he could still practice his saber techniques; he could not afford to fall behind on this either.

Initially, he practiced the eight basic movements of sabers for two hours. This re-stabilized the Basic Saber Techniques he had practiced to the small perfection already. Afterwards, he started to practice the Rushing Thunder Saber Technique, Three Flowing Cloud Images, and other saber techniques once.

After four hours, Xiao Chen finished his warm up. He rested for a while before he started to practice the Clear Wind Chop. He had already memorized the Clear Wind Chop's circulation method in his heart last night.

Xiao Chen slowly executed the Clear Wind Chop. The saber danced in the air and instantly created a cool breeze. The saber moved amongst the cool breeze and danced everywhere.

Xiao Chen practiced tirelessly and executed the Clear Wind Chop hundreds of times. He exhausted all the Essence in his body. However, he was still unable to find the trick to it.

Not to mention being able to hide the saber within the cool breeze like Liu Ruyue and Ye Wen did, he could not even hide his killing intent; he was only able to create a cool breeze.

He was not able to attain the state of seeing only the clear wind but not the saber. Xiao Chen sat on the ground and thought about the principles behind the technique.

As the saying goes, the master leads you to the door, the rest is up to you. This principle applies here, Liu Ruyue could only tell him of the essence behind the Clear Wind Chop to prevent him from walking down the wrong path. However, it depended entirely on Xiao Chen to comprehend.

Even if others told him of their comprehensions and allowed him to reach the small perfection, if he did not comprehend it for himself, he would not be able to master it. He would never be able to practice it to the great perfection.

Since he did not dare to absorb the surrounding Spiritual Energy, Xiao Chen took out an Inferior Grade Spirit Stone from the Universe Ring. Xiao Chen absorbed the energy from the Spirit Stone and his Essence was instantly refilled.

Xiao Chen got up and practiced the Clear Wind Chop again. There was a cool breeze that blew in the tunnel. As Xiao Chen got faster and faster, the wind blew even stronger.

Xiao Chen remained calm within the strong wind. Suddenly, inspiration struck; he executed the Azure Dragon Cloud Soaring Art. He soared up like a flood dragon in the raging wind.

The Clear Wind Chop was originally a stand alone Secret Technique, it did not come with an accompanying Movement Technique. When one executed the technique, they completely relied on their own ability to adapt; the technique was unable to be used while moving at a fast speed.

However, his Azure Dragon Cloud Soaring Art was surprisingly compatible with the Clear Wind Chop. Despite it being only his first time trying it out, Xiao Chen was able to successfully execute the Clear Wind Chop in the air.

Xiao Chen was happy, it was like he had discovered a new land. He executed the Clear Wind Chop as he retreated backward, as he was in the middle of a somersault, as he was spinning… In a short moment, he executed the Clear Wind Chop from all sorts of different positions and angles.

Using the Clear Wind Chop at the same time as the Secret Technique exhausted much more Essence that he had initially imagined. This time, Xiao Chen was only able to execute the Clear Wind Chop twenty-odd times before he ran out of Essence.

Since the Clear Wind Chop was still not at the small perfection he was unable to hide his killing intent. However, Xiao Chen was not too disappointed as he discovered he could use it together with the Azure Dragon Cloud Soaring Art.

Xiao Chen did not continue to practice after he rested for a while. Simply practice without thought would not result in any progress even if he practiced for a hundred years.

Furthermore, the environment in the tunnel was not suitable for training. Relying on Spirit Stones to replenish his Essence would weaken his sensitivity to Spiritual Energy.

Hiding his killing intent was the first step to the execution of the Clear Wind Chop. Xiao Chen pondered about this problem. How could he hide his killing intent amongst the indiscernible clear wind?

When Xiao Chen returned to the stone room, he was surprised to discover that Mu Xinya was not lying on the stone bed. Could she have gone to practice her saber like I did? It is so late already, why is she not back yet?

Xiao Chen had a lot of questions in his head and he could not be bothered with all these. He should just mind his own business. Xiao Chen entered the bathroom and comfortably soaked himself in the pool of water for a long time before he came out.

The next morning, when Xiao Chen woke up, he discovered that Mu Xinya had already washed up and was ready; she was waiting for him to start their patrol.

"Senior Brother Ye, where did you go last night? I did not see you come back after a long time," Mu Xinya smiled at Xiao Chen as they left.

When Xiao Chen heard this, he was stunned. He did not expect Mu Xinya to initiate this topic. He smiled and said, "I am not used to sleeping so early so I went out to practice the saber."

Mu Xinya smiled and said, "Let's go. Then I would be able to see the Martial Technique you have been practicing so hard when we fight alongside each other today."

Xiao Chen simply smiled without speaking. Next, they started their dry and boring patrol again. The two of them had already finished their patrol once yesterday. This time, they were already familiar with the way. They were not as unfamiliar as they were yesterday.

The first batch of miners they met were led by Supervisor Li like before. When Supervisor Li saw the two of them arriving, he quickly came and greeted them politely. Xiao Chen waved his hand to indicate to him to dispense with the formalities.

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