Chapter 261 Senior Brother, Destiny
In the devastated deep mountain forest, the smell of scorched earth filled the air.
Boom—
A Bloody Arm punched out from the scorched earth. Yun Kunwu crawled out of the ground, gnashing his teeth. Recalling the Earth Phoenix that Elder Tian Xing had used, he couldn’t help but sigh emotionally: “As expected of the elder with the deepest heritage in the Sword Sect. That Earth Phoenix True Treasure, combined with the Heavenly Spiritual Earth Vein, is truly powerful, tsk…”
He clicked his tongue slightly, using his pitch-black Spirit Sword as a crutch to force himself to stand up. Then, he turned his gaze to the sky, now dyed red by the flames.
Specks of white light fell from the sky, sprinkling onto his already cooked arm, causing waves of pain.
“After the Earth Phoenix, it’s even snowing? When did water and fire become compatible? Heh… bad luck!”
Yun Kunwu flicked his right hand and moved aside with all his might. Elder Tian Xing had consumed a hundred years of True Essence to heavily injure him. He must be extremely weak now, and wouldn’t be able to chase him.
But there was another female elder with him before. If he was caught, he would die with regret.
He had only regained his freedom from the Sword Tomb less than two hours ago, and now he was going to die? This wasn’t worth it…
“Tsk…”
Yun Kunwu quickly sat down on the ground to gather spiritual energy and heal his wounds. However, he found that this Fiend Body was already in tatters, and the Fiend Core in his Dantian was already shattered into pieces.
“Master got me this piece of junk body. I just moved my muscles and I’m already like this. Tsk… He’s also an immortal old bastard. He was once a renowned Alchemy Cultivator, yet he refined a Fiend Body like this… I’ll have to refine it myself later, sigh—”
Whoosh— whoosh—
Sensing movement in his ears, footsteps sounded from behind him. Yun Kunwu immediately became alert, but his body, heavily injured by Elder Tian Xing’s True Treasure, was so painful with just a slight movement that he gritted his teeth and fell to the ground.
He struggled to lift his head and look towards the source of the sound.
A youth wearing White Clothes pushed aside the charred tree branches and walked towards him with his sword. His Deep Purple eyes seemed like a void, making it impossible to discern his thoughts.
“A Foundation Establishment cultivator, in this place?”
Seeing Yun Kunwu’s current miserable state, Ye Anping seemed to heave a sigh of relief. He put his index finger and thumb into his mouth and let out a crisp whistle.
Hiss!!—
Ye Anping walked to within five Chi of Yun Kunwu and looked at him expressionlessly: “To be honest, you are the most disobedient chess piece I’ve had in over ten years.”
“Ten years? A chess piece?”
Yun Kunwu tried hard to prop himself up, but the next moment, Ye Anping threw the Spirit Sword in his hand, piercing through his back and pinning him to the ground.
“Cough—”
He seemed to have not expected that a mere throw of a sword by a Foundation Establishment cultivator could wound him, and immediately thought Ye Anping was hiding his cultivation.
“You…”
“I’m not hiding my cultivation. As you can see, a Mid Foundation Establishment cultivator with dual spiritual roots.” Ye Anping glanced around and, seeing that his Junior Sister hadn’t arrived yet, he sighed and decided to talk to him a bit more. “Are you surprised? How can a Foundation Establishment cultivator injure your Fiend Nascent Soul body so easily?”
Yun Kunwu’s eyes widened slightly, then narrowed slightly: “What do you mean?”
Ye Anping shrugged slightly and said: “This is all thanks to your Master. His furnace exploded when he was refining this Fiend Core, and then you were directly hit by Senior Tian Xing’s True Treasure… I was quite surprised that you didn’t shatter. In fact, I underestimated you.”
“You insignificant Foundation Establishment cultivator…”
Bang—
Ye Anping kicked a stone on the ground, smashing it directly into his mouth, scattering a row of teeth.
“You are no different from a mortal now. Why do you still care about cultivation levels? How is it? You fell from being favored by heaven to this state. You enjoyed heaven’s blessings, only to end up like this.”
“…”
Killing intent surged in Yun Kunwu’s eyes, but it was only an impotent rage. He cursed: “Someone was like you before, do you know what happened to them?”
“You killed them with a sword?” Ye Anping shrugged slightly and said, “I have to say, that sword was very exquisite. Even the several Void Returning stage cultivators present couldn’t react in time. The young master of the Taibai Sect’s body had already scattered, falling at his father’s feet.”
“…”
“But things are different now. For me, a mere Mid Foundation Establishment cultivator, killing you is still as easy as flipping my hand.”
“Heh heh… If you have the guts, try coming two steps closer?”
“No, I’m a coward.”
“…”
“I really didn’t expect you to defy the Heavenly Dao, to snatch the Heavenly Scroll of the Dao, and even face Senior Tian Xing, who possessed the Earth Vein, without falling behind.”
Ye Anping furrowed his brows and said as if complaining: “I thought that with the Earth Vein surging, combined with Senior Tian Xing and the Heavenly Fiend Formation of the two Eldest Misses, I could directly bury you. You almost overturned my chessboard.”
“You mean, I am just your chess piece?! Heh…”
“After this incident, the three Eldest Misses of the Yun Family will surely be united in their hearts. The bond of shared hardship is enough to last for centuries.”
“Three Eldest Misses? Just them…”
“Their aptitude is indeed not as good as yours. In fact, no one in this world’s aptitude can compare to yours.” Ye Anping interrupted. “But you are about to die at the hands of a little girl in the Mid Foundation Establishment stage, do you believe it?”
“Little girl? Heh…” Yun Kunwu sneered. “What can a Foundation Establishment cultivator do to break my Nascent Soul? I’m quite curious.”
—”Senior Brother!”
A cheerful female voice echoed from the nearby forest. Pei Lianxue, holding the Snow Jade Myriad Spirit Sword, pushed aside the charred tree branches and hurried over. She glanced at the Blood Person lying on the ground and her brows furrowed slightly: “Senior Brother, is he that Yun Kunwu?”
“Yes.” Ye Anping nodded. “Make your move…”
“Mm.”
Yun Kunwu, lying on the ground, stared intently at the Snow Jade Myriad Spirit Sword in Pei Lianxue’s hand. He only reacted when he saw her raise the sword.
“This sword is…”
“Your grandfather gave it to me. It has the useful properties of sealing spirits and capturing souls. It’s just right for destroying your Nascent Soul.”
As Ye Anping spoke, the Mysterious Ice Spirit Sword shot out ten ice-blue Spiritual Lights, aiming for Yun Kunwu’s forehead.
Although in Yun Kunwu’s eyes, these ten Spiritual Lights seemed to move as slowly as a crawling turtle, he was completely unable to move. He could only watch as these sword lights struck his face one by one.
“Tsk…”
However, it was at this moment that he finally understood.
The destiny that he had felt earlier, even surpassing his own, belonged to this young-looking youth before him. But even after realizing it, he couldn’t believe it.
A person with dual spiritual roots, no special physique or spiritual veins, why would their destiny surpass his? Such a good-for-nothing…
Swish—
Flesh and Blood splattered.
Yun Kunwu, who had still looked somewhat human, rapidly decayed, emitting black smoke, and spontaneously combusted. Even such a heaven-defying talent, at the moment of his demise, was as silent as an ordinary person, returning to dust and earth.
Pei Lianxue quickly added a few more slashes, completely shattering his body parts, and then asked, “Senior Brother, where is Sister Yun? Aren’t we supposed to save Sister Yun?”
“She was likely protected by Senior Tian Xing’s Heavenly Spiritual energy at the beginning. She’s probably buried in that mountain now, crying for help. Elder Hu and the others will dig her out later. Let’s go back. If someone sees us, it will be hard to explain.”
“Mm…”
Pei Lianxue glanced back at Yun Kunwu again, said nothing, summoned her Flying Sword, and followed her Senior Brother back the way they came, heading towards Xi Ri Peak.
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Ps: Next will be the daily life and conclusion. This volume was indeed a bit long, mainly to develop the three sisters. If I didn’t spend too much ink, I couldn’t explain it clearly, and if I did, it would disrupt the rhythm, causing the entire volume’s pace to be very slow.
The focus of the subsequent concluding plot will be on three points:
First, Yun Yiyi and Ye Anping.
Second, Xiao Tian and Ye Anping.
Third, Yun Tianchong’s explosive testicles, and the foreshadowing of Feng Yu Die’s Master’s recovery.
It will take about twelve chapters to wrap up.
The next volume will enter the middle of the entire book, and the pace will be much faster. Some readers’ favorite Loli Old Woman will begin to take center stage (→_→).
