Chapter 271: This Is My Master Jian’s Family Matter
In the howling mountain forest, the accumulated snow melted with a sizzling sound under heavy footsteps.
The flowing meltwater continuously streamed, showing signs of converging into a torrent.
The Disciples in the forest watched coldly as Ji You, sword in hand, charged into the encirclement, like a wild beast sprinting through the mountains, his majestic Aura continuously rising in the darkness.
After Bu Qirong was cut down, eight Evil Seeds that had come with him now charged forward.
Although they were already dismembered in the previous battle to assault the mountain, they were still not to be underestimated when combined.
Ji You’s sword was already humming, and the Sword Qi encircling his body shot straight into the sky, but at the moment of encounter, he did not immediately draw his sword. Instead, he flipped his wrist and threw a punch.
Boom!
The fierce punch collided heavily with the poisonous claws, causing a loud explosion that echoed through the mountain forest.
The Evil Seed that charged forward was directly knocked flying as if hit by a cannon, making the Immortal Sect Disciples in the mountain forest twitch their eyes.
They had already known how strong the Evil Seed’s Physical Body was during the previous mountain assault, which was why they were dazed by this scene.
However, Jiang Yan, Yan Qiubai, and others who had seen it before were better prepared.
Ji You’s Physical Body seemed to be on par with the Evil Seed, but it was the Evil Seed that flew out, indicating that the power contained within his body was almost crushing.
Just then, the sword, which had been brewing for a long time, was suddenly unleashed in a sweeping circular slash, and the vast Sword Qi descended like a falling bright moon.
Amidst the violent Qi waves, everyone saw two Evil Seeds shriek and fall to the ground.
But at the same time, the remaining few had leaped into the air, their poisonous claws striking down from above. The sharp Protective Aura directly shattered the surrounding rocks, sending debris flying and leaving white marks, with killing intent surging.
Swords have always been a symbol of power in Qingyun World, even more renowned than sabers.
The fundamental reason is that Lingjian Mountain loves the Dao of the Sword, bringing its reputation to its Peak.
But everyone in Qingyun World knows that even the Dao of the Sword of Lingjian Mountain has a weakness: the interval when the sword wielder retrieves their sword.
However, no one saw Ji You retrieve his sword at this moment, but instead, another bright Sword Qi whistled down amidst the wild waves...
At the same time, an even more violent battle was taking place on the periphery.
As the ethereal, Immortal-like figure continuously waved his hand, endless Immortal light fell from the spirit mirror, crashing down.
Concurrently, heavy iron hammers with cloaks struck down, shaking the mountains.
On the other side, Evil Qi mixed with the Protective Aura brought forth by iron fists rushed forward, while Dao swords and iron sabers, empowered by magical techniques, surged like overlapping waves.
During this, an Elder of the Chen Clan had his left arm shattered by a punch, with fractured bones protruding from his flesh in a grotesque shape.
And Elder Fang, the Elder of Tianjian Peak, now had a sunken chest, with bloodstains dotting his front.
These two were the first to be attacked by the barbarians, and their injuries were the most severe.
Although the barbarians’ Physical Body was not as strong as the Evil Seeds’, they could still withstand magical techniques after undergoing barbarization, and the Human Race’s Physical Body’s weakness was clearly exposed at this moment.
Fortunately, although there were only five of those old fellows in the Void Realm, their individual strength was much higher than that of the barbarian Soldier Kings, and their casual swings were like mighty wind and thunder, already causing three of the barbarians to bleed from their mouths and noses.
At this moment, everyone’s spirits were taut.
The barbarians’ desire to escape was already impatient, while the Immortal Sect Elders were desperately trying to break through the barbarians’ obstruction.
Just then, everyone heard a soaring Sword Qi continuously rising from the mountain forest.
In fact, many old monsters in the field did not recognize Ji You, but upon seeing this scene, they couldn’t help but show a hint of joy.
Bang!
Elder Fang’s saber was struck by a powerful iron fist, and the condensed magical technique dispersed with a bang. His body was pushed back, his feet carving a deep furrow in the ground.
At this moment, he also looked at Ji You, a hint of solemnity in his eyes.
Witnessing Ji You wielding his sword, his sword like the splitting of heaven, he was indeed shocked.
But there was still a question he hadn’t figured out: why did Ji You insist on killing them?
Following conventional thinking, he believed that everyone who entered the mountain was for Immortal fate. He initially guessed that Ji You wanted to ask something but couldn’t, but he wasn’t sure if that was truly the case.
At this moment, the dazzling sword light was like a sudden thunder in the dark night, tearing through the darkness and whistling down.
Bu Qirong, who had been sent flying by a sword earlier, had been observing from the mountain forest. At this moment, in his shock, he raised his claws and charged forward.
The moment the heavy Sword Qi was blocked, Bu Qirong immediately felt an intense pain in his finger bones.
His strength was much greater than his son’s, yet he still fought hard with his sharp claws, fiercely grinding away the Sword Qi, but the webbing between his ten fingers was torn with horrifying wounds.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
In the dark mountain forest, Ji You was like a rampaging beast.
He completely disregarded the consumption of Spiritual Qi and the loss of Qi, his fists and sword continuously roaring.
His entire body exuded an overwhelming Aura, causing all the Elders present to change their expressions dramatically.
“Not good!”
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At this moment, everyone suddenly realized: this person wasn’t here to capture people; his relentless Dao of the Sword was clearly meant to kill!
Seeing the situation suddenly reverse, Mang Gu surged up, his fist force like a tiger’s roar and a Dragon’s cry, almost shattering the mountainside it passed over.
At the same time, Elder Fang also arrived with a grim expression, swinging his saber fiercely. The powerful blade instantly cut through the dense mountain forest.
But Ji You, with his back to them, was still relentlessly pummeling Bu Qirong. Three punches directly sent Bu Qirong crashing through the cliff.
He had already thought it through: he had to kill them before they reacted.
Otherwise, once the barbarian Soldier King and the Immortal Sect Elders became wary, he would no longer have a chance.
Upon seeing this, the Disciples in the forest instantly widened their eyes.
They also didn’t know that Ji You was actually here to kill, and at this moment, they seemed to witness a scene of certain death.
But just then, two figures wearing Lingjian Mountain sword robes soared through the Void Realm. Their already condensed Sword Qi surged around them, like a hanging galaxy, slashing furiously towards Elder Fang and Mang Gu.
King Mang Gu’s fist was fiercely blocked by the surging sword flow, and at the same time, Elder Fang’s iron saber, which had cut through the air, was also “clanged” back.
The two figures landed gracefully, their eyes solemn. Lingjian Mountain had not only sent people from Tianjian Peak, but also from Xuanjian Peak.
Among them were two Elders, one named Yan Chuan and the other Yan De, who had not communicated with anyone and had been coasting along the way.
Because the order they received was to kill, not to capture. But the problem was, it seemed that others had already done all the killing.
Yan De, at this moment, gripped his long sword and couldn’t help but glance at Yan Chuan.
In fact, when Master Jian gave the order, she had instructed them to execute it secretly.
Because killing people that other Immortal Sects wanted was a very offensive thing to do.
So he completely didn’t understand why Yan Chuan suddenly rushed out at this moment, even shouting something about a bright future. He could only follow reluctantly.
But now, with the various Great Immortal Sects watching them fiercely, he couldn’t discern any bright future. The most crucial thing was that at such a moment, with such sharp confrontation, it would definitely create enmity between Xuanjian Peak and other Immortal Sects, which was also quite unfavorable for Master Jian.
Equally incredulous were everyone else besides the barbarians.
Tianshu Academy wanted to kill Ji You, while Lingjian Mountain intervened to save him. This scene was truly bewildering.
“Back in the wilderness, Elder Yan Chuan also took great care of him. Some say there might be another relationship between the two of them.”
Jiang Yan stood among the bushes, unable to help but whisper.
Upon hearing this, the surrounding Disciples couldn’t help but utter sounds of “So that’s it,” while she looked at Yan Qiubai.
But what puzzled her was that Yan Qiubai’s gaze was very strange.
And the direction she was looking was not at the two Elders, but at the young Master Jian who was confronting the barbarian clan king.
Just then, Ji You’s iron fist had already swung down fiercely.
Bu Qirong, with his sunken chest, did not sit idly by. Instead, he endured a punch by solidifying his Evil Qi for a moment, and fiercely delivered a heavy blow to Ji You.
But then, his eyes instantly narrowed, revealing a hint of shock.
His claws had cut through the opponent’s Physical Body, but they could no longer pierce deeper. Instead, he was almost shaken to the point of breaking his hand bones by the brute force of the collision.
Matters of life and death are like this: one wrong step leads to many wrong steps.
His claw failing to repel the opponent resulted in Ji You suddenly gripping his long sword tightly, the howling Sword Qi causing the sword body to vibrate violently.
“I know you also want Immortal fate. I can tell you everything I know!”
“It’s not like only you know about this.”
“Only I know about this. This is a divine descent. We were the only ones chosen, and now only I am left of the lower house!”
“That’s great.”
“?”
Ji You’s arm swelled, his veins bulging, and the accumulated Spiritual Qi filled his sword. As his Sword Intent condensed, the sword body vibrated wildly, fiercely cutting into his neck.
Bu Qirong, even at this moment, didn’t know why there suddenly appeared a person among these people who was completely different from the others.
However, he did figure out one thing: why his son, nephew, and other relatives had died one by one.
The fear of death made Bu Qirong burst out with a strong desire to survive, gripping the sword that had already cut into his neck with both hands.
“What exactly do you want?”
Bu Qirong’s voice, as he spoke, sounded like a leaking bellows.
Ji You looked at him: "What do you think I want? A longer Lifespan, a higher Realm? Actually, none of that. I have no great ambitions. At first, I just wanted to be a bandit. Later, I was forced into the Immortal Sect."
"What exactly do you want?!"
"I want to farm."
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"I've already tolerated Immortals collecting taxes and offerings. I just hoped you wouldn't cause any more trouble. Why don't you understand that I just want to lead the common people to farm well and live better lives?"
This was a very strange answer, because all Cultivators yearned for greater power and longer Lifespan.
No one would ever say, "I Cultivate to farm."
Bu Qirong spat out a mouthful of fresh blood: "I don't understand what you're saying, but if you kill me, neither the Immortal Sect nor the Barbarian Race will let you off. Aren't you afraid of death?"
Ji You's eyes darkened as he swung his sword down: "A man should die in a place like this."
Boom!
Countless violent Auras roared into the sky at this moment, rushing towards the dense forest where Ji You was from not far away.
Among them, Elder Fang was the first to rush in.
When he saw the severed head, his gaze wished he could tear Ji You into ten thousand pieces. Then, he roared and charged with his saber, the iron saber in his hand erupting with a burst of explosive cold light.
Seeing this, Ji You suddenly raised his sword, his entire Aura boiling like hot oil as it continuously climbed.
The strongest he had encountered on his journey was Bu Qirong.
He was at the middle stage of the Innate Realm, barely considered at the Peak of the same Realm after his evil transformation. The one charging with a saber now was clearly much stronger.
At the same time, Yan De fell heavily to the ground, the Sword Qi in his hand collapsing.
He hadn't stopped Fang Yan of Tianshu Academy because it was meaningless. At this moment, as Bu Qirong's Aura disappeared, all the Immortal Sect Elders rushed to this spot, their rage soaring like flames in their eyes.
He saw no light ahead, but he still gripped his Dao sword tightly.
But just then, a beam of Immortal light crashed down.
Yan Shuyi, with a cold and arrogant expression, abandoned the Barbarian Race King and suppressed them with a spirit mirror. The vast Immortal light blasted back everyone who subsequently flew in.
At almost the same moment, the black cloud that had seemed to be pressing down earlier slowly dispersed, quickly moving away by a few points.
That's right, those on the verge of death in Qingyun World were not just the old fellows on the road.
There were others who had been waiting for the opportunity, but they hadn't expected Bu Qirong to be killed in the end.
And seeing the Master Jian of Lingjian Mountain suppress the crowd with a spirit mirror, the Disciples in the forest were stunned, and even Yan De was the same.
Yan Chuan and Yan De were Elders under her, so it was only right for her to save them.
Moreover, they had both followed her kill order.
But the problem was, to others, Yan Shuyi, as the next sect master, should have simply taken the two away. There was no need to take such a stance of hostility towards the other Immortal Sects.
With her strength and the spirit mirror protecting her, if she had done so, no one could have stopped her, and no one would have dared to stop her.
Especially since the hatred between the Immortal Sects at this time was entirely focused on Ji You, and Lingjian Mountain would not have to bear it.
But at this very moment, she chose to block everyone's path, guarding the front of the dense forest.
The Elder from Tianjian Peak, who could no longer open his eyes, floated down and bowed forward: "Master Jian, although that person uses the Sword Dao of our Lingjian Mountain, he is actually a Disciple of Tianshu Academy."
Yan Shuyi opened her mouth upon hearing this: "I know."
"I heard from the Disciples in the sect that he is a person who disregards Immortal rules. His unauthorized actions this time are even more heinous. We should cooperate with Elder Fang of Tianshu Academy to capture him!"
Qin Rong and Ji Jingyao also arrived at the scene at this moment, looking seriously at the Lingjian Mountain Elder who could no longer open his eyes.
They did not want anything to happen to Ji You.
On one hand, Ji You was truly the only one among the younger generation who could uphold the prestige of Tianshu Academy.
On the other hand, although Elder Fang had previously told them his theory that evil was not a sin, but lacking it was a sin,
Yet when Bu Qirong's Aura dissipated, they couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
Ultimately, no matter how exquisitely the things on the Bu family members were packaged, they still felt from the bottom of their hearts that this was a disaster.
Watching the Elder who couldn't open his eyes already raising his sword, intending to enter the forest, they could only pray that the Master Jian of Lingjian Mountain would be softer-hearted or cherish talent, and step forward to stop him.
Ji You's Sword Dao talent was extremely strong. Although Lingjian Mountain never mentioned the matter of him breaking through the Sword Forest, it was said that the Elders in the sect greatly admired him.
If the Master Jian of Lingjian Mountain truly cherished talent, she might really give Ji You a break.
The next instant, a vast Immortal light shot out from the hovering spirit mirror, locking onto that Elder, instantly stopping his boiling Sword Intent.
"The matter of the Bu family is of great importance. The person should have been captured and investigated to prevent future disasters and bring peace to Qingyun World. Yet this child interfered, making all the hard work go to waste!"
The Elder who couldn't open his eyes clenched his fists: "You, as the Master Jian of our Lingjian Mountain, will be seen as protecting that Tianshu Academy Disciple this time. Not only will it affect the reputation of our Lingjian Mountain, but I'm afraid people will also say you are interfering in the affairs of another sect."
In fact, everyone present knew very well that what they wanted was not to eradicate the root of the disaster.
What they wanted was Immortal destiny, even if it meant becoming man-eating monsters because of it.
However, there was one thing he said that was quite hurtful: the relationship between Lingjian Mountain and Tianshu Academy had always been poor, and her intervention indeed seemed unjustified.
But as these words fell, what answered him was an incredibly cold gaze from the Master Jian of Lingjian Mountain.
The Elder whose eyes couldn't open trembled, and his bowed body became even lower, but he showed no sign of yielding.
Yan Shuyi's eyelashes trembled slightly as she looked into the forest: "This is not a sect matter as you think. This is Master Jian's family matter."
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Just then, a deafening roar echoed through the forest.
As the vast Qi surged, it was as if dozens of mountains collapsed at the same time, the heavy Aura causing the mountains to tremble.
In fact, ever since Bu Qirong's Aura dissipated, the saber hums and sword roars in the forest had never stopped.
They found the sword in the forest to be unusually fast, almost without any pause, with Sword Qi like surging waves, endless and overlapping.
Until this moment, a figure flew out horizontally from the dense forest.
Elder Fang fell to the ground with a "thud," a huge gash cut from his shoulder all the way to his chest.
At this moment, Ji You stepped out, surrounded by more than fifty Dao swords, each emanating a heavy pressure like a mountain, constantly clanging in the Void Realm.
Back then, with his Tong Xuan Realm cultivation, he repelled a Soldier King with Forty-Nine Mountain Layers.
Now, with Fifty-Eight Mountain Layers, he had repelled an Elder.
However, his condition was not good either; blood spilled from the corner of his mouth, and the golden light in his eyes flickered, clearly indicating massive consumption and some internal injuries.
But regardless, in the eyes of those Disciples in the forest, especially those from Tianshu Academy, it was Elder Fang who was blasted away, and Ji You who walked out.
"The Bu family Cultivated evil arts, bringing disaster to the Nine Provinces and harming the common people. Ji You, a Disciple of Tianshu Academy, fortunately did not fail his mission and slew him."
At this moment, Ji You raised the hand holding a money pouch embroidered with the character "Fang," and while speaking, he gently wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth with the back of his hand.
His Physical Body was still robust, his Aura imposing, causing everyone to frown slightly.
Leaving aside other things, this was the first time they realized that this person who severed everything with a sword was so young. The more crucial question was...
The Elders present suddenly narrowed their eyes, recalling the Master Jian's earlier words about a family matter.
Ji You was also looking at Yan Shuyi at this moment, then closed his eyes with relief and fell to the ground with a thud.
Seeing this, Qin Rong and Ji Jingyao initially wanted to help him up, but after a moment of stunned, they couldn't help but look at the Master Jian, finding that the Master Jian was also looking at them.
After much thought, the two ultimately didn't dare to reach out.
Just then, the spirit mirror hovering in the air suddenly emitted a beam of Immortal light, striking down with a "shatter" sound.
Everyone turned to look behind them, finding that the Barbarian Race had quickly retreated.
Master-in-charge Qin was the first to react, immediately flicking his sleeve and recovering: "Tianshu Academy Disciples, pursue them! This matter is of great importance. We must find out how they entered the Nine Provinces!"
If the Northern City Wall had not been breached, then the Barbarian Race could not have entered, unless someone had opened the Immortal Slaying Array in another way.
But it was precisely at this time, precisely at this moment.
One must know that the Seven Great Immortal Sects' actions this time were secretive; no one knew the news except those involved in the operation. Yet, these Barbarian Race members could enter the country, and even more, they could head straight for the Dongping Mountain Range.
Too many coincidences make one feel that it is clearly not a coincidence.