#53 - I admire your confidence.
Ji Yinlan arrived, her presence overwhelming.
Before she even appeared, her silver spear struck first, instantly killing a Grand River Sword Sect elder!
She stood proudly before Jun Wuxie, her gaze fixed on the people on the mountain.
“Ji Yinlan!” Yu Zhi’s expression was dark as he said, “Don’t think that just because our Grand River Sword Sect gives you some respect, you can do as you please, even killing an elder of our sect for a mere ant!”
“So what if I killed him?” Ji Yinlan reached out, and the silver spear flew back into her hand. She pointed it at Yu Zhi and said, “You, give me an explanation today, kneel before him, and this matter will be settled!”
Yu Zhi was consumed with anger and said in a cold voice, “What did you say? You actually want this Vice Sect Master to kneel before him?”
“I was in the capital, and I saw sword energy soaring into the sky. It seems someone has passed the test of the Heavenly Sword Ladder. That person is Jun Wuxie, is that right?”
“That’s correct.” Yu Zhi didn’t deny it, and instead asked, “So what?”
“Since he has passed the Heavenly Sword Ladder, according to the rules of the Grand River Sword Sect, he should be a true disciple!” The silver spear in Ji Yinlan’s hand suddenly burst with light: “You refused to accept him for your own selfish desires, fine, but you actually want to kill him?”
Yu Zhi said forcefully, “Ji Yinlan, don’t interfere in this matter, nor can you interfere. My Grand River Sword Sect will kill this person today!”
“Very well, then I’ll kill you first!”
As Ji Yinlan spoke, she suddenly threw the silver spear in her hand.
With a clang, a dragon’s roar echoed.
The silver spear transformed into a silver dragon, soaring through the sky and charging towards Yu Zhi.
On the mountain, the people of the Grand River Sword Sect all dodged in fear.
“You think this Sect Master is afraid of you?”
With a wave of his hand, Yu Zhi condensed a river of true energy, transforming it into a Grand River Sword, and slashed out.
Boom!
The Grand River Sword collided with the Silver Spear Dragon. Amidst the loud noise, the aftermath of the true energy spread wildly in all directions like waves in the sea. The assessment steps collapsed on the spot. Within a radius of several hundred meters, mountains crumbled, the earth cracked, a scene of utter destruction.
“Peak of the eighth transformation of the Star Sea Realm, that’s all! Today, I will destroy you!”
Ji Yinlan was incomparably domineering. She stepped into the air, reached out and caught the silver spear that bounced back, and her grandmaster-level spear intent instantly erupted.
Then, her spear struck out like a dragon!
Yu Zhi’s pupils shrank violently. He stepped into the air, his hands moving, and the river of true energy surged, transforming into endless sword energy, which he pushed out.
Ji Yinlan’s silver spear thrust out countless spear shadows. Each spear shadow was like a silver dragon launching an attack, roaring, causing the mountains and rivers to shake, as if to pierce the firmament.
Sword energy and spear light collided wildly!
The figures of the two were extremely fast, leaving countless afterimages in the sky, the booming sounds and metallic tremors resounding throughout the heavens.
The crowd was dazzled.
Such a battle was difficult for many to witness in their lifetime.
Jun Wuxie was quite shocked inside.
He knew that Ji Yinlan was strong, but he didn’t expect her to be this strong, not weaker than the Vice Sect Master of the Grand River Sword Sect!
She, in the Star Chen Realm, dared to contend with Yu Zhi, who was at the peak of the eighth transformation of the Star Sea Realm!
He didn’t know how many realms there were between the Star Chen Realm and the Star Sea Realm, but it was definitely a leap across major realms.
At the same time, he felt very warm inside.
Ji Yinlan had stood up for him again and again, and today she didn’t hesitate to point her spear at the Vice Sect Master of the Grand River Sword Sect.
In the air, the aftermath of true energy surged, annihilating everything within a radius of several hundred meters. Countless afterimages constantly collided, and the intent of the sword and spear spread out, causing many people to tremble in their hearts.
With a boom.
The figures of the two retreated, and fresh blood stained the sky red. One person fell from the sky.
Jun Wuxie’s heart tightened.
Only when he saw clearly did he breathe a sigh of relief.
The one who fell was Yu Zhi. His face was pale, and he clutched his right shoulder, which was covered in blood. His entire right arm was gone.
In the air, Ji Yinlan held her spear and pointed it at Yu Zhi, approaching him step by step through the void.
Yu Zhi’s body trembled slightly. He gritted his teeth and stared at the silver spear with its scorching edge, his pupils gradually contracting.
“Seventh Princess, let today’s matter end here.”
Just as Ji Yinlan was about to kill Yu Zhi, an old voice came from the depths of the Grand River Sword Sect.
Ji Yinlan stopped and turned to look at Jun Wuxie, saying, “Kill or not?”
Jun Wuxie was stunned. He didn’t expect that at this time, Ji Yinlan would actually ask for his opinion.
Thinking of how she had turned against the Grand River Sword Sect for his sake, he immediately shook his head and said, “Forget it. If I’m going to kill, I’ll come and kill him myself later.”
“I admire your confidence.”
Ji Yinlan put the silver spear back into her body, turned to look at the depths of the Grand River Sword Sect, and said, “Since the guardian of the Grand River Sword Sect has spoken, I, Ji Yinlan, will give you this face and spare his life for now.”
Everyone: … …
Just now, she was asking that person named Jun Wuxie whether to kill him or not, but in the blink of an eye, it turned into giving the guardian of the Grand River Sword Sect face.
“I didn’t expect today’s matter to turn out like this.”
Ji Yinlan came to Jun Wuxie, her face apologetic.
Just as Jun Wuxie was about to speak, a voice entered his ears: “Boy, the Grand River Sword Sect is blind, why not join our Zong Wang Academy? I know you want to heal that little girl. I am a Grandmaster Realm expert. Although I can’t cure your sister, I can extend her life.”
Jun Wuxie looked around but didn’t see the person speaking.
At this time, an old man with white hair and beard walked out from within the Grand River Sword Sect. He descended from the cliff, examining him with his eyes that had experienced the vicissitudes of time.
The old man’s gaze was somewhat fiery. He quickly came to Jun Wuxie, revealing a satisfied smile, and said, “Young man, you are very outstanding. This old man is the guardian of the Grand River Sword Sect. I will take the lead and accept you as a true disciple, enjoying the highest treatment in the sect. No one will dare to cause you trouble!”
Jun Wuxie remained silent with a cold face.
Seeing him silent, the white-haired old man reached out and grabbed Yu Zhi, the Vice Sect Master with the broken arm, from a distance.
He placed his palm on Yu Zhi’s shoulder and pressed down, causing Yu Zhi to kneel on the ground with a bang.
“Guardian!”
Yu Zhi felt deeply humiliated. He was a dignified Vice Sect Master, yet the sect guardian forced him to kneel before an assessment disciple in public. This was a great disgrace.
In the future, how would he face the sect from top to bottom.
His eyes were red, filled with bloodshot eyes, and his eyes were full of humiliation and sinister color.
“Guardian, you can’t…”
The white-haired old man slapped Yu Zhi hard across the face, knocking the rest of his words back into his stomach.
“Young man, do you feel relieved now? If you are still not satisfied, this old man can kill all those who targeted you just now, as long as you stay and become my Grand River Sword Sect true disciple, any conditions are negotiable!”
The white-haired old man looked at him with anticipation.
At this moment, the guardian of the Grand River Sword Sect was filled with anger.
He was in seclusion and didn’t know what was happening outside. If he hadn’t been alarmed by the sword energy of the Heavenly Sword Ladder, he wouldn’t have woken up. However, at that time, he didn’t figure out who had passed the Heavenly Sword Ladder’s assessment, so he didn’t stop the sect elders from bullying this young man. After understanding the situation, he rushed out as soon as possible, hoping it wouldn’t be too late.
“Sorry, I can’t reach that high!”
Jun Wuxie sneered and turned to leave.
“Young man, wait, would you like to reconsider? You can make any conditions!”
The white-haired old man looked anxious and reached out to stop him.
“If it weren’t for healing Yue Yao, with your Grand River Sword Sect’s shamelessness, even if you knelt down and begged me to take the assessment, I wouldn’t come!”
After he finished speaking, he bypassed the white-haired old man and left.
The white-haired old man wanted to stop him, but Ji Yinlan’s silver spear was like a dragon emerging from its lair, blocking his path.
Everyone was in an uproar. The elders of the Grand River Sword Sect had made things difficult and targeted him in every possible way, but their guardian personally came out to lower his stance to keep him, begging to accept him as a disciple.
But that Jun Wuxie actually refused in public?
Refusing an olive branch personally extended by a guardian, this was probably the most awesome assessor in the history of the Grand River Sword Sect, who else?
Jun Wuxie and Ji Yinlan’s group gradually walked away, leaving the white-haired old man standing in place, the muscles on his face constantly twitching and twisting.
Such a peerless genius was missed because of the old grudges of the sect, and instead became a life-and-death enemy in the future!
“Mu Qianshan, what kind of ability is it to snatch people in the dark? If you have the guts, come in front of me!”
The guardian of the Grand River Sword Sect had an extremely gloomy expression, but no one responded to him.
“Guardian, why bother.” An old man with a long beard walked out from within the Grand River Sword Sect, landing beside the white-haired old man, sneering, “It’s just a bottom-level body refiner with a broken dantian, he won’t have any achievements in the future. The Zong Wang Academy has always liked to pick up scraps, let him pick it up.”
The long-bearded old man was the sect master of the Grand River Sword Sect, He Jianyun. He said lightly, “With this kind of waste without a dantian, it is the limit to cultivate to the Innate Realm. In the next life-and-death duel, he is only worthy of being the material for making human head lanterns.”
Jun Wuxie, who had already reached the entrance of the mountain road, couldn’t help but turn around with a sneer when he heard these words, and said, “What, you selectively forget that your guardian asked me to be a true disciple, or are you so ashamed that you’re starting to get jealous? You talk about the life-and-death arena, I just want to tell you Grand River Sword Sect, in the next life-and-death duel, I will beat you Grand River Sword Sect to your knees and call me daddy!”
“Hahaha, what a kneeling and calling daddy!” A loud laugh came from the foot of the Grand River Sword Sect: “He Jianyun, did you hear that, he said he will beat you to calling daddy in the life-and-death arena, I think you should hurry up and practice, lest you can’t call it out when the time comes!”
“Mu Qianshan, you bastard, if you have the guts, come up! What, you don’t dare to face the tragic state of your wife’s corpse being exposed? You coward, if your ability was half as strong as your lip service, your wife’s body wouldn’t be nailed here for twenty years!”
He Jianyun sneered repeatedly.
“Beast, that’s your own sister!”
The voice from outside was filled with trembling and grief that he was trying hard to suppress.
"Heh, so what? I didn't feel a thing when I tortured her to death with my own hands. Do you really think I'd feel even the slightest ripple in my heart today? Hahaha!"
"You deranged beast!"
"Heh, touched a nerve, have I?"
… …
The voice outside offered no further response.
Jun Wuxie turned to look at the female corpse nailed to the sword monument. His heart trembled. Tortured to death by the Great River Sword Sect, and then left here to be exposed for twenty years, it was truly tragic. He couldn't bear to look at it any longer.
Following the plank road down the mountain, he saw a thin middle-aged man standing there. He appeared to be about fifty years old, his head slightly lowered, his face etched with indescribable sorrow and guilt.
Perched on his shoulder was a dozing, pale-golden bird.
"Senior, are you…"
"I am."
The middle-aged man raised his head to look at him, his gaze shifting to the human-head lanterns hanging beside the plank road. Tears welled up in his eyes, and his voice was slightly hoarse. "Do you have the confidence to bring them home in the future?"
"I do! On the day of the next Life and Death Duel, I will settle the score with them!"
"Good!"
The middle-aged man patted his shoulder with tears in his eyes.
Jun Wuxie added, "And that sword monument of the Great River Sword Sect…"
"Let's go!"
The middle-aged man interrupted him, pulling him away.
"Senior…"
Jun Wuxie opened his mouth, wanting to ask, but the words wouldn't come out.
A choked "Let's go" conveyed a suppressed grief and pain that he could clearly feel.
He didn't want to touch the man's heart-wrenching wounds any further.
Su Lan and Qin Keqing hurriedly followed with Xiaoyueyao.
Ji Yinlan watched them walk away, paused for a moment, and then also left.
