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Chapter 521: Twin Swords, Anticipating the Battle with the Devil Blade
Chapter 521: Twin Swords, Anticipating the Battle with the Devil Blade
"We're planning to gather at Mount Tai next month," Li Zhenzhen announced.
"I'm aware," Yan Thirteen replied, glancing at Tie Kaicheng. "He won't need to travel to two places then."
Li Zhenzhen smiled gracefully. "Thank you, Senior, for your understanding."
Tie Kaicheng asked, "Do we still need to wait until next month to go to Mount Tai?"
"This was a decision we made long ago," Li Zhenzhen explained, "and it's not just us who will be there."
"Will the elders of the Seven Great Sword Sects be there too?" Tie Kaicheng inquired.
"Originally, they wouldn't have been," Li Zhenzhen said, then glanced at Yan Thirteen. "But if Senior Yan and the Third Young Master of the Xie family are going to have their decisive battle at Mount Tai..."
Regardless of whether they would be fortunate enough to witness the fight, just the news of it would likely attract a large crowd of martial arts experts to Mount Tai, all eager to get first-hand information.
Yan Thirteen gave a cold laugh. "Even if we fought right in front of them, they wouldn't understand."
Tie Kaicheng nodded. "It would just be for the spectacle."
Yan Thirteen shot him a sideways glance. "Are you going to keep escorting this convoy or not?"
"No, I'm not!" Tie Kaicheng replied matter-of-factly. "I wasn't the one hired for this escort mission in the first place. I just happened to run into them and helped deal with the Three Blades of the Barren Bull Mountain along the way."
Yan Thirteen fell silent, then shook his head and stood up. "Well, I'm leaving, even if you're not."
"Where are you going?" Tie Kaicheng asked.
"To retrieve my sword," Yan Thirteen replied, turning up his nose. "I thought Xie Xiaofeng was really dead, so I threw my sword into the Green Water Lake below the Cuiyun Peak. Now I don't even know if I can find it."
Sun Xingyu asked, "Why must it be that sword?"
Yan Thirteen answered calmly, "Because each sword is unique in its form, weight, length, and width. There may be only subtle differences, but they are never the same. In one's lifetime, one may only choose a single sword."
Sun Xingyu sighed in admiration, thinking that this was indeed a sentiment befitting an unparalleled swordsman.
Then she heard Tie Kaicheng say, "To put it simply, you're just used to it. Old people tend to be nostalgic."
"Pfft!"
This time, it was Qin Duxiu who sprayed out his drink. He quickly wiped his mouth with his sleeve and then popped some food into his mouth. "You know, the alcohol here is quite spicy."
Yan Thirteen sighed. "Now I understand why your sword skills improved so quickly."
"Why?" Tie Kaicheng asked.
"Because if your sword techniques weren't exceptional, you would've been killed by now," Yan Thirteen stated.
Tie Kaicheng laughed. "That's only because I feel so relaxed with you around."
Yan Thirteen snorted derisively, thinking that Tie Kaicheng was referring to him. If it weren't for the fact that he wanted to learn the Fifteenth Sword of Death and the Taoist room art, he would have already made his move.
Ignoring Tie Kaicheng, who seemed to be perpetually feigning simplicity, Yan Thirteen rose and headed for the stairs. "Remember to come to Mount Tai next month. If I die, bring my body back to the south!"
...
Before Tie Kaicheng had even returned to the Red Flag Escort Agency, news of Yan Thirteen's challenge to Xie Xiaofeng had already swept through the martial arts world like a gale.
"On the ninth day of September, during the Double Ninth Festival, at the peak of Mount Tai, swords will pierce the sky!"
"It's been so long since the martial arts world has witnessed such an event. How exciting that Yan Thirteen has challenged Xie Xiaofeng!"
"It seems that either a bloody battle between the Demon Cult and the Seven Great Sword Sects is about to unfold, or the Heavenly Venerable will be conquering the lands of Jiangnan. The peerless swordsmen who once dazzled the martial arts world have been absent for a decade."
"I heard that the Seven Great Sword Sects and the Three Great Sect Clans have dispatched their elders to Mount Tai to try and dissuade the two swordsmen from their duel. They hope that Yan Thirteen and Xie Xiaofeng will temporarily cease their rivalry and join forces to battle the Demon Cult's leader."
"Several elders from the Shaolin and Beggar Sects have already perished at the hands of the Demon Cult's leader, and each of the Seven Great Sword Sects has suffered losses."
"Doesn't that make him stronger than Xie Xiaofeng and Yan Thirteen?"
"It's hard to say, but he's definitely not inferior to them. That's why the elders of the Shaolin and Wudang factions don't want them to suffer mutual destruction."
"Twin Swords against the Devil Blade?"
The discussions in the jianghu gradually became exaggerated. After all, Xie Xiaofeng and Yan Thirteen had been missing for seven or eight years, and the ones making the biggest splashes in the jianghu in recent years weren't them, but the Demon Cult and the Heavenly Venerable.
The Demon Cult was based in the northwest, while the Heavenly Venerable operated in the Jiangnan region.
The Heavenly Venerable's actions were shrouded in mystery, and no one knew who their leader was. Their members blended seamlessly into the jianghu.
The Demon Cult, on the other hand, was brazen in their actions. Their four elders, along with the dazzling Devil Blade, struck fear into the hearts of the entire martial world.
"They're just dreaming," Tie Kaicheng laughed. "What reason do Xie Xiaofeng and Yan Thirteen have to help them fight the Demon Cult?"
At this moment, Tie Kaicheng and his group had crossed the Yangtze River and were about to return to the headquarters of the Red Flag Escort Agency in Chenzhou.
"Not to mention that Yan Thirteen has always been a wandering swordsman. His reputation wasn't that impressive ten years ago. While he's not an evil killer of the innocent, he's certainly not a chivalrous hero either."
Tie Kaicheng continued, "Even if we're talking about Xie Xiaofeng, he's the only heir of the Xie family, one of the four great aristocratic families of Jiangnan. The major martial arts families in Jiangnan have always had conflicts with the orthodox sects of the Central Plains. Why would he get involved with the Seven Great Sword Sects?"
The Demon Cult had always operated in the northwest and hadn't yet ventured deep into the Central Plains, nor had they infringed upon the interests of the major martial arts families in Jiangnan. That was why the Demon Cult's leader never expected that his battle with the Seven Great Sword Sects and the Three Great Sect Clans would suddenly involve Xie Xiaofeng.
Of course, it was only because he couldn't defeat Xie Xiaofeng that he started thinking and wondering. If he had been stronger, he would have sliced Xie Xiaofeng in half with his blade back then.
"It's for the sake of justice in the jianghu!" Li Zhenzhen glanced at Sun Xingyu and smiled, her eyebrows arched. "The Demon Cult's actions are becoming more and more outrageous. Jin Shi killed the Dongting Shenlong at Xiangjiang, Yin Long killed the Xiangyang Hero at Yunhan, Tong Tuo killed Taibai Sanren in Guanzhong, and Tie Yan and his wife killed the head of the Peng family in Shanxi."
"Although the Demon Cult's headquarters is in the Qilian Mountains, they have gradually been encroaching upon the Central Plains. The four elders are roaming the Central Plains, leaving a trail of bloodshed wherever they go. While they haven't entered Jiangnan yet, it's only a matter of time." Li Zhenzhen explained.
Leaning against Tie Kaicheng, Sun Xingyu gently stroked his chest. "If this continues, the Demon Cult will isolate itself from the Central Plains martial world. That's something I don't want to see."
Li Zhenzhen glared at Sun Xingyu. "The Demon Cult originated from Tianzhu and isn't part of the Central Plains martial world to begin with."
Sun Xingyu smiled. "Buddhism also originated from Tianzhu. When it came to the Central Plains, it carried goodwill and integrated, thus becoming a part of the Central Plains martial world."
"The Qilian Mountains are too far," Sun Xingyu said softly. "I don't ask for much. As long as the headquarters are moved to the Qinling Mountains, I can remotely control and command from Chenzhou. I can still be your little handmaiden."
Li Zhenzhen was so exasperated that she laughed. How could controlling the Demon Cult and entering the Central Plains be considered a small request?
Sun Xingyu smiled gracefully. "From then on, the Demon Cult will also be a part of the Central Plains martial world. If there is no longer any opposition or bloodshed, wouldn't that be a joyous occasion for all?"
Li Zhenzhen was left speechless. Sun Xingyu's words seemed to make sense.
(End of Chapter)
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