Chapter 14: What Kind of Peerless Heavenly Talent is an Outer Sect Deacon?
This Three Blades Senior Brother absolutely cannot be just in the Yuanying Stage!
Even a Cultivator in the late Yuanying Stage couldn't block that sword energy so easily.
For a moment, he even suspected that Three Blades Senior Brother had also been influenced by the steady cultivation style that had recently become popular in the Supreme Dao Sect?
But that wasn't right either. Looking at his current performance, he didn't seem to have any intention of deliberately concealing his cultivation Realm.
"Senior Brother, are you... really just in the Yuanying Stage?" He couldn't help but ask.
But as soon as the words left his mouth, he felt a little regret.
Should he not have asked that way?
"What, do you think a Yuanying Stage Cultivator can't do something like this?" Xu Xing lowered his hand. "You're people of the Sword Sect, after all. You should broaden your horizons a bit."
"...Senior Brother is right."
Saying that isn't wrong. There are indeed some peerless heavenly talents who can slay a Foundation Establishment Cultivator while still in Qi Training, fight a Golden Core Cultivator to a draw while in Foundation Establishment, and even spar with a Nascent Soul Cultivator while in Golden Core.
Thinking about it this way, it seems quite reasonable for a Nascent Soul Cultivator to easily block Yuanying-level sword energy...
Reasonable my foot!
Three Blades Senior Brother, aren't you an Outer Sect deacon?
I said those were heavenly talents! When did a word like 'heavenly talent' become associated with an Outer Sect deacon?!
If the Outer Sect deacons of the Sword Sect were all this awesome, the Sword Sect would have ruled the entire Tai Xuan Realm long ago!
However, he didn't ask again. Three Blades Senior Brother had given an explanation, and pressing further would be taking advantage.
"Let's continue."
The three continued to collect samples, but they didn't touch the Sword Peak again.
Soon, the samples within the Mystic Realm were almost all collected, and even a few strands of spiritual energy from the air were extracted.
It was already enough for the task requirements.
As for the Sword Peak itself, they would let the Elder investigate it personally.
"Since the task is complete, let's leave this Mystic Realm quickly. I always feel like there's something wrong with this Mystic Realm," Li Fengping said directly.
Aside from that sword energy, the process of this task was quite smooth, but he always had the feeling of being watched by something.
Coupled with the fact that he seemed to be having some bad luck these past two days, he always felt a little uneasy.
Contribution points were very important, but safety was even more important.
"En." Jiang Jing actually felt the same way. "What does Three Blades Senior Brother think?"
"I'm fine with anything." Xu Xing maintained his casual attitude.
One of his purposes for this trip was to observe the adaptability of the new generation of Disciples. From what he had seen so far, there wasn't too much wrong.
Seeing that both of them agreed, Li Fengping quickly took out a Talisman, identical to the one used when they entered.
After infusing it with spiritual power and igniting it, the oval vortex filled with swirling gray mist reappeared, but this time there was no longer that strange red light.
Jiang Jing and Li Fengping didn't want to stay any longer, so they quickly walked into the passage after it opened.
Xu Xing walked to the entrance of the passage and suddenly turned back to look at the red moon in the sky.
Whoosh~
A gentle breeze blew, and visible ripples spread out around the red moon hanging high in the sky.
"Don't mess around. It's not time yet."
With a soft sound, the red moon returned to calm. Xu Xing turned around, took a step, and his figure disappeared into the swirling gray mist.
..........
Arriving outside the Mystic Realm, they saw Li Fengping holding his phone, likely sending the photos taken inside the Mystic Realm to the Elder.
Jiang Jing leaned against a large tree nearby and nodded slightly when she saw Xu Xing come out.
Two minutes later, Li Fengping put down his phone: "Alright, I've sent the photos from the Mystic Realm to the Elder. I will also mail these samples back to the Sword Sect. Senior Brother and Senior Sister, please keep an eye on your accounts in the next two days. The contribution points will be directly transferred to your accounts."
"Since the task is complete, Three Blades Senior Brother, Senior Brother Li, I have other matters to attend to, so I'll be leaving first. I hope we have a chance to cooperate again in the future."
This task was quite easy, and this Senior Brother Li was also a straightforward person, worth cooperating with.
With that, Jiang Jing cupped her hands, merged with a sword light, and flew away on her sword.
"I'm leaving too."
Another streak of light shot out from the mountain forest, disappearing from sight in the blink of an eye.
In an instant, only Li Fengping remained in place, but he was used to it. Most Sword Cultivators were like this, free and unrestrained.
It was a pity. He had originally wanted to add Three Blades Senior Brother as a friend, but he left too quickly. He could only wait until next time.
While thinking, Li Fengping ascended into the sky on his sword. After confirming his direction, he quickly turned into a small dot on the horizon.
The task was complete. He needed to go see Senior Brother Lin and the others, and also return his Senior Brother's Family jade token to him to discuss the next plan.
This day hadn't even passed yet, and Senior Brother Lin and the others were going to be confined for ten days!
..........
Rustle~ Rustle~
Not long after the three left, a giant python slithered to the spot where the three had just been.
Suddenly, space warped, and a faint red light seeped through, just like when Li Fengping opened the passage earlier.
Pfft!
Blood splattered. The upper half of the giant python's body disappeared into thin air, blood splattering on the protruding rock. The remaining half of its body twisted continuously.
But as its life force drained away, the remaining body lost the strength to writhe, rolling downwards and eventually hanging between two trees.
Some fierce beasts smelled the blood and came looking. After a struggle, a brown bear emerged victorious. It chased away the other fierce beasts and sat down to gnaw on the lifeless half of the snake's body alone.
"Sigh~ Things are getting harder and harder lately. Why did this small Xuanjian City suddenly become so chaotic?"
"Who would have thought that a great Cultivator would emerge from seclusion near here."
They were two people, one tall and one short, dressed in black robes embroidered with patterns of demons and ghosts. Their aura was gloomy, almost writing 'I am a villain' on their faces.
The brown bear, which was gnawing on the snake's body, sensed danger and suddenly turned to look at the two, letting out a low growl, attempting to scare them away.
"What about the Zhang family siblings? If someone gets there first, won't our efforts over the past few years be in vain."
They had spent so much time finding the Zhang family siblings and risked killing so many people.
They hadn't even had time to do anything before they fled in embarrassment.
"No choice. We can only avoid them for a while. Even a Returning Void great Cultivator has perished. Our bodies simply can't handle it."
The two didn't even look at the brown bear. The bear watched as the two walked past it, a hint of confusion flashing in its small eyes.
The next second.
Bang!
Its entire head exploded, and the massive body fell violently, rolling down the mountain with a rumble, breaking some small trees along the way.
It was just a bear without sentience. For the two of them, killing it was no different from crushing an ant.
Soon, the two arrived at the place where the Mystic Realm passage had opened earlier.
"Brother, are we really not going to care about Young Master?"
The taller one licked the blood on the back of his hand, showing a look of enjoyment, which, combined with his gloomy temperament and face, made him look extremely perverted.
The shorter one sighed silently upon seeing this.
He also knew that the appearance and temperament of his two brothers were problematic, and his younger brother had some perverted little habits, having tortured and killed many people during the process of tracking down the Zhang family siblings.
That was why he had abandoned everything and left Xuanjian City, to avoid being discovered and getting eliminated by those who upheld justice.
In this day and age, there were very few demonic Cultivators who looked and acted like 'villains' from the inside out, like their two brothers.
"We've already warned Young Master. If he doesn't want to leave, there's nothing we can do. We can't sell our lives for him."
Young Master had connections, so perhaps he could withstand it, but they, the brothers, couldn't.
Speaking of which, who was the great Cultivator who emerged from seclusion? Why did they choose Xuanjian City? Couldn't they have gone somewhere else?
Damn it, I curse you to...
Before he could finish his curse, a red light suddenly flashed before his eyes, followed by an irresistible pulling force.
In a blink of an eye, the world had changed drastically. The red moon hung high in the sky, and everything in sight was a bloody red. It was clearly not a good place.
"..."
No, I was just cursing in my heart, and I hadn't even said it out loud. Did the retribution have to come so quickly?
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