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Chapter 633: We Seem to Have Gotten Ourselves in Trouble
Chapter 633: We Seem to Have Gotten Ourselves in Trouble
The night was thick with darkness, not a speck of starlight in sight.
The heavens and earth darkened, and the chilling breeze seemed to resonate with the Daoist's breath.
As the sect master of the Jade Dragon Sanctuary, the moment murderous intent flashed through his mind, the entire sanctuary turned hostile towards the small courtyard.
The array discs around slowly trembled, originally used to monitor these outsiders, but now they also concealed the auras of two figures outside the courtyard.
Inside the silent room, the candlelight flickered, illuminating Ye Jing's exquisite face.
Within the bronze mirror, the expression on her face quickly faded, and although she remained expressionless, the blank stare was gone, replaced by a more piercing gaze.
She quietly stared at the mirror, and in the next moment, her five fingers hovered above the table.
In an instant, the long sword on the table suddenly transformed into two streaks of light, and the sword leaped into her palm, while the sheath split into six pieces, swirling around Shen Yi and protecting him in the center.
"Don't come out."
Ye Jing seemed like a different person, her voice calm.
When Meng Xiuwen was not around, she still possessed the ability to stand on her own.
The woman stood up slowly, her green skirt fluttering, and as her long sleeves flipped, the immortal sword had already pierced straight out.
Boom!
Almost simultaneously, a huge and thick bear paw broke through half of the wall and fiercely grabbed inside!
The bear demon seemed not to have expected the person inside to have reacted, and in its surprise, it quickly changed from grabbing to slapping, and its palm turned into a crimson sea, as if a raging blood sea, a clear manifestation of concentrated demon energy!
From the very first move, it displayed strength not inferior to a True Immortal.
Where did a mortal demon gain such skills, and this seemingly violent slap contained profound implications, clearly a treasure from a certain immortal's possession!
However, Ye Jing remained unfazed, her sword tip neither evading nor yielding, pointing straight at the bear's palm.
At the moment of contact, the crimson blood sea roared, attempting to engulf the three-foot green blade, but the white light that suddenly burst forth from the sword tip was like thunder, piercing through the blood sea and tearing through the dark night, illuminating the entire inner sect of the Jade Dragon Sect as bright as day!
Shh!
The sound of the sharp blade slicing through thick leather echoed, accompanied by the low growl of the ferocious beast.
The bear demon instantly retracted its right paw, holding it close to its chest, and looked into the room with a mix of astonishment and doubt: "Who is your master? Which immortal sect do you belong to?"
In the small Jianyang Prefecture, there was actually a cultivator of such a high realm hidden.
"..."
Ye Jing stood with her sword, showing no intention of responding.
She merely glanced at Shen Yi and saw that despite this sudden situation, he didn't panic but quietly stared at a certain spot.
That's good.
Although Ye Jing didn't know what Shen Yi was thinking, as long as he didn't run around, it was fine.
After confirming that her sword sheath protected him, Ye Jing turned her gaze back to the bear demon.
This demon being able to act within the Jade Dragon Sect must have gained the approval of the Jade Dragon Patriarch, which meant she had to face two True Immortals at the same time.
She wasn't afraid, but she feared getting into a protracted battle and something unexpected happening to her new colleague.
She needed to fight quickly and decisively, and slay one of them first.
The sword's edge glowed again, making the world even brighter.
The woman's subtle movements caught the black bear's attention. It half-stood, shaking the blood on its palm: "If you don't want to say, then don't. I don't want to hear it anyway."
As its words fell, it stomped heavily, causing the continuous mountain ranges beneath its feet to tremble.
"That doesn't count, try again!"
The black bear assumed a stance, and its demon energy surged out, spreading from its feet like a spider web in all directions, forming a huge and bizarre pattern on the ground.
In comparison, Ye Jing's response was rather ordinary. She stepped out, and the blood patterns on the ground coiled like giant pythons, but the moment they touched her clothes, they shattered neatly!
The tall figure soared into the air, and the long sword pierced out for the second time.
The bear demon, which had assumed a stance, felt as if its eyes were about to be pierced by the sharp blade, and its breathing became heavy. The blood patterns on the ground all rose, but they were instantly shattered by the sword light, slightly hindering Ye Jing's steps.
Taking advantage of the effect of these blood patterns, its massive body instantly appeared elsewhere, and a smile appeared on its face: "Look behind you!"
Sword cultivators most feared losing their fearless momentum.
But Ye Jing indeed had no experience protecting others; she had always followed Meng Xiuwen. If Meng Xiuwen wasn't around, she only needed to take care of her own tasks.
This was the first time.
She slashed through several blood patterns again but couldn't help but turn around to look.
In the dark night behind her, a dragon's roar suddenly sounded.
It was like a Jade Dragon emerging from the dark sea.
The Jade Dragon didn't attack Ye Jing but instead charged towards the six sword sheaths.
According to the Outer Gate Elder's report, the Jade Dragon Patriarch had become even more certain about this matter.
"Avoid it for a bit."
In a flash, Ye Jing had already judged that her sword sheath couldn't block this Jade Dragon.
Even if she was hit by a heavy blow, she should still be able to win in the end.
Once she entered the state of fighting, Ye Jing's brain was meticulously calculating the entire process, and she came to a conclusion in a very short time.
She turned her back to the Moshan Youth, and her back was exposed to the bear demon.
No matter how much time it takes to accumulate the spiritual energy of the heavens and earth, its power is naturally beyond words.
The ancient sword sheath struggled to support it for a moment, and the six were combined into one, and it was suddenly smashed away.
After a breath, the Jade Dragon Patriarch's face already had a smile on it, and he even slightly retracted his hand, intending to spare this person's life and use it to coerce the female swordsman.
However, it was already too late.
The golden light on the slender five fingers, which held the sword, was already resting on his wrist without him noticing.
The fingertips were filled with the power of the three tribulations.
The Jade Dragon Patriarch didn't even have time to say another sentence before his entire person was swallowed up by that vast power.
"Hmm."
As Shen Yi slightly probed his palm, without the help of the White Rhino Seal, he couldn't truly control that immortal mountain, but since the last time this mountain woke up, it was still different from the dead thing before, and it was a little flustered, quickly took Shen Yi's hand and pulled him outside.
The golden light between the broken pieces of the Moshan Youth, and the two quickly left the courtyard.
"Huff."
Shen Yi slightly waved his palm, and without relying on the White Rhino Seal, he couldn't truly control that immortal mountain, but since the last time this mountain woke up, it was still different from the dead thing before, and it could barely support him.
The power of the immortal mountain.
The invisible force instantly enveloped the black bear's body, causing its distant escape to stall for a moment.
"Uh."
Ye Jing was still shocked that a wanderer had sneaked into the Demon Slaying Bureau, and the next moment, she witnessed him using another immortal technique.
This made her already dazed expression even more confused.
Is this right? Just as she was stunned, Shen Yi had already disappeared from the original place.
Broken black robe, the thick golden light wasn't as sharp as the previous sharp sword light, and it could tear through the night sky, and it alone could light up this piece of heaven and earth.
Shen Yi hung above the black bear, and he heavily stepped on it!
The golden light plasma poured down, and it could break ten thousand laws!
No matter how many law spells the Jade Dragon Patriarch recited, there was no reaction at all.
This was the proper Three Teachings Techniques, and it was the suppression of these heretical sects and wild cultivators.
Under the long boots, the Jade Dragon suddenly shattered, and the boots' momentum was like a bamboo breaking through the black bear's five viscera and six bowels, and with a hook, it fiercely kicked its majestic body into the air.
The fist was like a golden arrow, and in the blink of an eye, it pierced through its body countless times.
The dominance of the Way of the Ascetic was displayed to its fullest extent.
Physical Body Demonic Slaying!
The black bear was hammered repeatedly in the air, already gasping for breath: "Master! I am a spirit beast raised by the disciple of Qingmei Patriarch, please show mercy!"
It didn’t even dare to waste time mentioning its master’s name but instead directly invoked the Qingmei Patriarch.
When facing the disciples of the Three Teachings, only true immortals could make them hesitate.
“……”
Ye Jing gripped the hilt of her sword.
She suddenly remembered that this new colleague had never shown any intention of opposing the Three Teachings, and it was even possible that he was one of them.
She would have to handle this herself.
However, before she could make a move, she noticed that Shen Yi, as if he hadn’t heard anything, kicked out with his boot, slicing through the night air and viciously splitting the black bear’s head! With a dull cracking sound, blood splattered, staining his fair and handsome face.
He didn’t even need to prepare himself mentally.
[Black Bear Spirit of the Seventh Stage, total tribulations twelve, remaining tribulations four, absorbed]
[Remaining demonic lifespan: one hundred ninety-three tribulations]
Shen Yi glanced at the interface, wiped the blood off his face, and then turned to look at the girl in the green dress in the distance: "Is this okay?"
Joining the Demon Slaying Bureau, he didn’t need any imperial aura; the only thing he wanted was the qualification to act in Shenzhou without causing trouble.
If it couldn’t even do that, joining wouldn’t be worth it.
“Uh.”
Ye Jing was taken aback for a moment before realizing that he wasn’t asking if she was okay, but rather if the action itself was problematic.
She shook her head: "It should be fine… Just let Meng Head know when he gets back."
The Demon Slaying Bureau, due to its identity, usually wouldn’t escalate things unnecessarily, but this didn’t mean they would hesitate if attacked by others.
Shenzhou was ultimately the domain of the Human Emperor.
“You… are very strong.”
Ye Jing walked over to Shen Yi, feeling like she had many questions to ask.
For instance, he clearly possessed formidable Wanderer cultivation, at least at the Third Stage, and yet he also knew immortal techniques. This alone ruled out the possibility that he was from the Bodhimanda Sect.
The Venerables of that sect wouldn’t allow their disciples to learn anything else; the basic doctrines of the Triad Immortal Sect and the Bodhimanda Sect were vastly different, and this was akin to betraying one’s master and destroying one’s lineage.
Moreover, why did this new colleague show no reaction after slaying someone from the Three Teachings… or at least a half-member of the Three Teachings?
Any being born on the Shenzhou continent would naturally have some reverence for the Three Teachings, which together were equivalent to the Immortal Court, the rulers of all living things.
But in the end, she remained silent, her gaze turning to the empty bed in the shattered courtyard.
Ye Jing was well aware of her limits; it would be difficult for her to analyze these complex matters, so she would leave it to Meng Head.
“What happened to him?”
Shen Yi put away the corpse of the bear demon and looked over as well.
The moment they had acted, the clone on the bed had vanished.
“Meng Head must have encountered something that required his true strength,” Ye Jing murmured.
Shen Yi furrowed his brow, falling silent.
His guess was correct; such an immortal treasure must be guarded by a disciple of the Three Teachings.
However, if even a spirit beast could be at the Seventh Stage, what kind of power did the bear’s master possess?
Shen Yi was very self-aware.
Although the Bodhimanda Sect’s techniques were powerful and overwhelming to ordinary cultivators, he was at most a mid-Seventh Stage cultivator, far from perfection.
Moreover, the bear’s master was also a disciple of the Three Teachings, whose techniques were certainly no less formidable than those of the Bodhimanda Sect.
Forget it, let’s search the body first.
Shen Yi shook his head and walked over to the blood-soaked body lying near the shattered Jade Dragon.
He bent down slightly and began to search the body of the Jade Dragon Patriarch.
Since he was a True Immortal, he must have had cultivation techniques to break through to the Seventh Stage, even if they were wild techniques, they would suffice for now.
As Shen Yi, under Ye Jing’s peculiar gaze, collected the storage bag and a pile of magical artifacts.
Not far away, a figure finally rushed over.
The man’s white shirt was intact, but his face bore bloodstains and a guilty expression.
“Haha, so late, and you’re still busy.”
Meng Xiuwen scratched the back of his head, forcing a smile.
“……” Ye Jing stared at him in silence.
As the guilty expression on Meng Head’s face grew more intense, he finally cleared his throat and murmured apologetically, “I seem to have gotten into some trouble.”
Saying this, he took something from behind and threw it on the ground.
It was a skull.
The young face, eyes wide open in fear, mouth agape, still bore a terrified expression even in death.
(End of Chapter)
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