Chapter 93 – Love each other, die together (1)
Jiang Xunyi knew that they would only circle around by beating around the bush, and in the end, the focus would still go back to them. Right as he opened his mouth to speak, Yun Xie had already directly replied, “Okay, I’ll go.”
“You…”
Before Jiang Xunyi could say anything else, Yun Xie suddenly reached out and patted his head gently.
“A’Xun, leave this to me, okay?”
Master Wu Lu was also shocked: Yun Xie was notorious for being unpleasant to talk to, and he was also very clever. It wasn’t normal for Yun Xie to agree so happily like this.
Yun Xie slowly said, “Master Wu Lu, why aren’t you speaking? Are you so old that you can’t hear? Then I will repeat it again – I will go. However… I’m a little concerned.”
Master Wu Lu knew that he was someone who liked hiding knives behind a smile, but although he was secretly wary, he replied with a smile on his face. “Sect Master Yun is joking. You are so young, and your cultivation is one of the top in the world. What is there to fear?”
Yun Xie replied, “En, I know I’m good, but no matter how high my cultivation is, I only have one life. Master Wu Lu, can you guarantee that if I can leave the temple alive, I can also return to Solar Envy Mountain alive?”
As soon as he said this, everyone became quiet. They all held doubts within their hearts, but no one dared to fall out with someone like Yun Xie, so they could not say anything.
Master Wu Lu cursed secretly in his heart, but he still had to answer. “Where did Sect Master Yun come up with these words? If you are not at ease, I can send someone to escort you. Besides, everyone knows that Young Master Jiang has a friendship that transcends lifetimes with you. With such a person guarding outside, Master Yun shouldn’t have to worry about pointless things, right?”
Jiang Xunyi stood up and interrupted his words. “Master, excuse me, Xunyi also would like to go into the ghost temple to gain knowledge.”
As soon as he stood up, countless gazes fell upon him immediately. Jiang Xunyi let the people look at him with his hands behind his back, ignoring Jiang Molou’s hand pulling his sleeves and Yun Xie’s stare. He merely stared at Master Wu Lu, waiting for him to answer.
Master Wu Lu’s gaze flickered between Yun Xie and Jiang Xunyi, feeling a little puzzled. He had originally guessed that based on the relationship between Yun Xie and Jiang Xunyi, they must have discussed this matter beforehand. However, looking at them now, there seemed to be a disagreement between the two.
Could it be that a fight over treasures would break the bond between even this pair of good brothers who have seen each other through thick and thin? If this is the case… actually there was nothing bad.
In fact, from the beginning, Master Wu Lu had calculated for the person to enter the temple to be Yun Xie. He had a high cultivation base and a greater chance of success. At the same time, he acted decisively and viciously. If he is chosen, anyone who was eager to step up would back down. On the other hand, although his status is respected, at his young age, if he really gets something from the temple, he can still be suppressed by his elders.
If the one entering is changed to Jiang Xunyi, the effect stayed the same. In addition, no matter who finally enters, if Yun Xie and Jiang Xunyi truly turn against each other because of this, Hidden Spirit and Solar Envy will definitely stop looking after and helping each other. In the end, this was a even better outcome to him.
Yun Xie wasn’t able to rest assured if Jiang Xunyi entered alone. In a hurry, he didn’t wait for Master Wu Lu to reply before he turned and said, “Sect Master Jiang, although you are now the sect master, you are younger than me and also have less experience than me. I believe you should call me senior martial brother, so shouldn’t you…”
“This is true.” Jiang Xunyi reacted surprisingly quickly, and interrupted Yun Xie by quickly saying, “So shouldn’t Senior Brother Yun give this junior the opportunity? I can’t give in, so please forgive me.”
He felt more sullen than Yun Xie as he spoke. He had originally been feeling uncomfortable from the phrase “The protagonist’s life is threatened”, and yet he couldn’t express his worries like Yun Xie. He was both upset and anxious, and he wasn’t in the mood to slowly debate. Seeing that Yun Xie still wanted to say more, he finally ended with: “I’m going,” then flew directly off the hundred-foot high platform and into the middle of the spiritual platform.
Jiang Molou shot to his feet, but after seeing Jiang Xunyi’s gaze, he pursed his lips, clenched his fists in his sleeves, and sat back down slowly.
Yun Xie was almost choked to death by Jiang Xunyi’s words. Seeing his rash recklessness, his temper flared up. He was filled with anxiety and angrily argued, “I just won’t let you! Jiang Xunyi, I want to see if you can enter the gate of that ghost temple without my permission today!”
As he spoke, he leapt into the field, too.
Huo Kai stammered, “The, the two of them weren’t like that just now, what happened? Could it really be greed over treasure? No… that’s impossible. They aren’t such people.”
Master Wu Lu looked at the two people in the middle of the field, rolled his eyes, and sighed. “The two were good brothers, how can your peace be broken for some treasure? How about this, for the sake of fairness, this one and the present sect masters will act as witnesses to a trial between the two of you. Whoever wins will enter the monastery. What do you think?”
Master Wu Lu made sure to promote their estrangement with his words. Everyone present were initially shocked by the dispute between Yun Xie and Jiang Xunyi, but after listening to Master Wulu’s words, they couldn’t help but get a little excited—the Dual Jades of the Spirit Stage had always been a harmonious duo, and no one had personally seen them take action against each other. They both indeed had a high level of cultivation and exquisite technique, but they had never fought publically. It was exciting for everyone to even imagine how exciting it would be if these two people had a duel. Thinking of this, most of them looked forward to it.
However, Jiang Xunyi bluntly replied, “I won’t compete with him. No matter if I win or lose, I will enter this temple today.”
While he was speaking, his body had already jumped into the sky, streaking like a stream of light towards the ghost temple.
“Stop!” Yun Xie followed behind Jiang Xunyi, hands coming together to form a seal. A blue light immediately flew out of his palm, creating a huge barrier blocking Jiang Xunyi’s path.
Jiang Xunyi’s figure slowed; Yun Xie’s five fingers had curved into a claw, reaching forwards to grab Jiang Xunyi.
The move seemed unremarkable, but in fact, it carried profound technique – knowing that his opponent was Jiang Xunyi, how could Yun Xie act carelessly? No matter how affectionate and peaceful they were normally, the two of them knew each other’s strengths and weaknesses very well, so when they fought, they did not dare to slack off at all.
Yun Xie’s figure flashed as he displayed several sequences of footwork in an instant. For a while, those who watched the battle only felt that there were just silhouettes flashing in all directions.
If there is no way to avoid the hit, then don’t avoid it! Jiang Xunyi sneered and turned around in midair, still appearing unhurried even as he was surrounded by thousands of shadows. His right palm formed the shape of a knife, accurately slashing at Yun Xie’s wrist.
He was really cruel: if this attack had hit, he might have sliced a hand off. Yun Xie pulled his hand back, changing his attack to kick Jiang Xunyi’s calf with a kick.
Jiang Xunyi leaped up, kicked his legs apart, then turned his palms upwards to catch Yun Xie’s fist.
The two used their fists and legs to attack the other, the situation exceptionally terse. Several of their acquaintances wanted to go forward and intervene, but no one was able to even get between them.
After a few more moves, Yun Xie suddenly leaped and pulled out three charms from his sleeves. After he threw them, three giant dragons appeared out of thin air. The dragon surrounded Jiang Xunyi, flying along with Jiang Xunyi’s movements as if they were intelligent. Yun Xie took the opportunity to jump up. With a flash, he was at the door of the ghost temple in an instant.
Jiang Xunyi made a “pei” sound and casually swept his arm. A bow and arrow suddenly appeared in his palm, and he raised the silver-white weapon. Three arrows shot out and pierced through the throats of all three dragons. He took the opportunity to wave his palm, sending an attack towards Yun Xie’s back.
His shot was merciless, and Yun Xie had to turn around and respond with a wave of his palm. The spiritual energy of the two collided, making a thunderbolt-like clap. They both took two steps back, then a ring sounded as they both unsheathed their swords at the same time.
Yun Xie propped himself on the Kunwu sword and shouted, “Jiang Xunyi, are you insisting on opposing me right now?”
Jiang Xunyi slowly raised his Extinguished Flower sword and pointed it at him. “If you are willing to give in, I wouldn’t have to do this.”
Yun Xie replied, “In your dreams!”
Following his violent shout, his sword aura instantly forced itself towards Jiang Xunyi. For a moment, the brilliant light flickered, and power like the furious quaking of thunder and swell of waves in a stormy sea aggressively bore down upon him.
Zhuo Chong exclaimed, “Oh my God, who can defend against this? Really, Brother Yun! How can he be so merciless! Is he really not afraid of hurting Xunyi?”
Jiang Molou had finally calmed down at this time, and he faintly said, “He won’t.”
Zhuo Chong replied, “What won’t…”
Before he could say anything more, a clear roar sounded out to the sky. Jiang Xunyi flipped his wrist, and in an instant, his sword multiplied until ten thousand swords surrounded him. The front row formed a sword formation, blocking Yun Xie’s fierce blow.
He spread with his right palm, and the thousands of flashing swords once again merged into one long sword and returned to his hand. Jiang Xunyi leapt up, his clothes fluttering as he spun in the air. Posed in midair, he swept the sword in his hand our, rushing towards Yun Xie’s head.
The sword glowed like multicolored glass, and his snow-white face appeared even more beautiful than before, eyes as cold and sharp as a sharp blade. Yun Xie turned his head to avoid the move, and the tip of his sword edge shifted with his hand movements.
Jiang Xunyi twisted his waist to avoid, and Yun Xie’s sword tip swept across his belt, cutting the palm-width belt into 2. At the same time, half of Yun Xie’s sleeve was cut off.
When the two had just drawn their swords just now, the whole spirit platform began to shake under the pressure from the sword auras. The following moves only increased in scale until finally, one of Jiang Xunyi’s slashes missed Yun Xie and instead smashed into the ground. The blow created a long crack, and the disciples that were standing there hurriedly dodged to the side for fear of falling into the crack by accident.
Most of the people were sitting by and watching the excitement, but now, they couldn’t sit still. Unexpectedly, the two masters could fight to such a degree. Someone couldn’t help but ask, “What on earth is in the ghost temple? It can even warrant a life or death struggle.”
Jiang Xunyi tore off the broken belt hanging on his waist and threw it to the ground. He leapt up and aimed a kick straight at Yun Xie’s face.
Without even trying to dodge or evade, Yun Xie’s left hand slid out and directly grabbed his ankle.
Jiang Xunyi simply twisted his waist, using Yun Xie’s hand as a lever to sweep his other leg over. Yun Xie tilted his head to avoid it and let go of his hand with a flick.
Jiang Xunyi leapt back in retreat, kneeling down with one knee. Next, he used his sword to launch himself forwards before turning the cold tip towards Yun Xie.
Unexpectedly, instead of dodging, Yun Xie merely raised his lips in a smile. He stepped forward and moved towards the sword.
With this move, half of the people in the field exclaimed in surprise, but Jiang Xunyi was even more shocked. He quickly retracted his sword, the tip stopping only an inch away from Yun Xie’s throat. The cold sweat had already slipped down Jiang Xunyi’s face.
Yun Xie’s facade dropped, and his real face was exposed.
“You still cannot bear to hurt me.”
Chapter 93 – Love each other, die together (1)
Jiang Xunyi knew that they would only circle around by beating around the bush, and in the end, the focus would still go back to them. Right as he opened his mouth to speak, Yun Xie had already directly replied, “Okay, I’ll go.”
“You…”
Before Jiang Xunyi could say anything else, Yun Xie suddenly reached out and patted his head gently.
“A’Xun, leave this to me, okay?”
Master Wu Lu was also shocked: Yun Xie was notorious for being unpleasant to talk to, and he was also very clever. It wasn’t normal for Yun Xie to agree so happily like this.
Yun Xie slowly said, “Master Wu Lu, why aren’t you speaking? Are you so old that you can’t hear? Then I will repeat it again – I will go. However… I’m a little concerned.”
Master Wu Lu knew that he was someone who liked hiding knives behind a smile, but although he was secretly wary, he replied with a smile on his face. “Sect Master Yun is joking. You are so young, and your cultivation is one of the top in the world. What is there to fear?”
Yun Xie replied, “En, I know I’m good, but no matter how high my cultivation is, I only have one life. Master Wu Lu, can you guarantee that if I can leave the temple alive, I can also return to Solar Envy Mountain alive?”
As soon as he said this, everyone became quiet. They all held doubts within their hearts, but no one dared to fall out with someone like Yun Xie, so they could not say anything.
Master Wu Lu cursed secretly in his heart, but he still had to answer. “Where did Sect Master Yun come up with these words? If you are not at ease, I can send someone to escort you. Besides, everyone knows that Young Master Jiang has a friendship that transcends lifetimes with you. With such a person guarding outside, Master Yun shouldn’t have to worry about pointless things, right?”
Jiang Xunyi stood up and interrupted his words. “Master, excuse me, Xunyi also would like to go into the ghost temple to gain knowledge.”
As soon as he stood up, countless gazes fell upon him immediately. Jiang Xunyi let the people look at him with his hands behind his back, ignoring Jiang Molou’s hand pulling his sleeves and Yun Xie’s stare. He merely stared at Master Wu Lu, waiting for him to answer.
Master Wu Lu’s gaze flickered between Yun Xie and Jiang Xunyi, feeling a little puzzled. He had originally guessed that based on the relationship between Yun Xie and Jiang Xunyi, they must have discussed this matter beforehand. However, looking at them now, there seemed to be a disagreement between the two.
Could it be that a fight over treasures would break the bond between even this pair of good brothers who have seen each other through thick and thin? If this is the case… actually there was nothing bad.
In fact, from the beginning, Master Wu Lu had calculated for the person to enter the temple to be Yun Xie. He had a high cultivation base and a greater chance of success. At the same time, he acted decisively and viciously. If he is chosen, anyone who was eager to step up would back down. On the other hand, although his status is respected, at his young age, if he really gets something from the temple, he can still be suppressed by his elders.
If the one entering is changed to Jiang Xunyi, the effect stayed the same. In addition, no matter who finally enters, if Yun Xie and Jiang Xunyi truly turn against each other because of this, Hidden Spirit and Solar Envy will definitely stop looking after and helping each other. In the end, this was a even better outcome to him.
Yun Xie wasn’t able to rest assured if Jiang Xunyi entered alone. In a hurry, he didn’t wait for Master Wu Lu to reply before he turned and said, “Sect Master Jiang, although you are now the sect master, you are younger than me and also have less experience than me. I believe you should call me senior martial brother, so shouldn’t you…”
“This is true.” Jiang Xunyi reacted surprisingly quickly, and interrupted Yun Xie by quickly saying, “So shouldn’t Senior Brother Yun give this junior the opportunity? I can’t give in, so please forgive me.”
He felt more sullen than Yun Xie as he spoke. He had originally been feeling uncomfortable from the phrase “The protagonist’s life is threatened”, and yet he couldn’t express his worries like Yun Xie. He was both upset and anxious, and he wasn’t in the mood to slowly debate. Seeing that Yun Xie still wanted to say more, he finally ended with: “I’m going,” then flew directly off the hundred-foot high platform and into the middle of the spiritual platform.
Jiang Molou shot to his feet, but after seeing Jiang Xunyi’s gaze, he pursed his lips, clenched his fists in his sleeves, and sat back down slowly.
Yun Xie was almost choked to death by Jiang Xunyi’s words. Seeing his rash recklessness, his temper flared up. He was filled with anxiety and angrily argued, “I just won’t let you! Jiang Xunyi, I want to see if you can enter the gate of that ghost temple without my permission today!”
As he spoke, he leapt into the field, too.
Huo Kai stammered, “The, the two of them weren’t like that just now, what happened? Could it really be greed over treasure? No… that’s impossible. They aren’t such people.”
Master Wu Lu looked at the two people in the middle of the field, rolled his eyes, and sighed. “The two were good brothers, how can your peace be broken for some treasure? How about this, for the sake of fairness, this one and the present sect masters will act as witnesses to a trial between the two of you. Whoever wins will enter the monastery. What do you think?”
Master Wu Lu made sure to promote their estrangement with his words. Everyone present were initially shocked by the dispute between Yun Xie and Jiang Xunyi, but after listening to Master Wulu’s words, they couldn’t help but get a little excited—the Dual Jades of the Spirit Stage had always been a harmonious duo, and no one had personally seen them take action against each other. They both indeed had a high level of cultivation and exquisite technique, but they had never fought publically. It was exciting for everyone to even imagine how exciting it would be if these two people had a duel. Thinking of this, most of them looked forward to it.
However, Jiang Xunyi bluntly replied, “I won’t compete with him. No matter if I win or lose, I will enter this temple today.”
While he was speaking, his body had already jumped into the sky, streaking like a stream of light towards the ghost temple.
“Stop!” Yun Xie followed behind Jiang Xunyi, hands coming together to form a seal. A blue light immediately flew out of his palm, creating a huge barrier blocking Jiang Xunyi’s path.
Jiang Xunyi’s figure slowed; Yun Xie’s five fingers had curved into a claw, reaching forwards to grab Jiang Xunyi.
The move seemed unremarkable, but in fact, it carried profound technique – knowing that his opponent was Jiang Xunyi, how could Yun Xie act carelessly? No matter how affectionate and peaceful they were normally, the two of them knew each other’s strengths and weaknesses very well, so when they fought, they did not dare to slack off at all.
Yun Xie’s figure flashed as he displayed several sequences of footwork in an instant. For a while, those who watched the battle only felt that there were just silhouettes flashing in all directions.
If there is no way to avoid the hit, then don’t avoid it! Jiang Xunyi sneered and turned around in midair, still appearing unhurried even as he was surrounded by thousands of shadows. His right palm formed the shape of a knife, accurately slashing at Yun Xie’s wrist.
He was really cruel: if this attack had hit, he might have sliced a hand off. Yun Xie pulled his hand back, changing his attack to kick Jiang Xunyi’s calf with a kick.
Jiang Xunyi leaped up, kicked his legs apart, then turned his palms upwards to catch Yun Xie’s fist.
The two used their fists and legs to attack the other, the situation exceptionally terse. Several of their acquaintances wanted to go forward and intervene, but no one was able to even get between them.
After a few more moves, Yun Xie suddenly leaped and pulled out three charms from his sleeves. After he threw them, three giant dragons appeared out of thin air. The dragon surrounded Jiang Xunyi, flying along with Jiang Xunyi’s movements as if they were intelligent. Yun Xie took the opportunity to jump up. With a flash, he was at the door of the ghost temple in an instant.
Jiang Xunyi made a “pei” sound and casually swept his arm. A bow and arrow suddenly appeared in his palm, and he raised the silver-white weapon. Three arrows shot out and pierced through the throats of all three dragons. He took the opportunity to wave his palm, sending an attack towards Yun Xie’s back.
His shot was merciless, and Yun Xie had to turn around and respond with a wave of his palm. The spiritual energy of the two collided, making a thunderbolt-like clap. They both took two steps back, then a ring sounded as they both unsheathed their swords at the same time.
Yun Xie propped himself on the Kunwu sword and shouted, “Jiang Xunyi, are you insisting on opposing me right now?”
Jiang Xunyi slowly raised his Extinguished Flower sword and pointed it at him. “If you are willing to give in, I wouldn’t have to do this.”
Yun Xie replied, “In your dreams!”
Following his violent shout, his sword aura instantly forced itself towards Jiang Xunyi. For a moment, the brilliant light flickered, and power like the furious quaking of thunder and swell of waves in a stormy sea aggressively bore down upon him.
Zhuo Chong exclaimed, “Oh my God, who can defend against this? Really, Brother Yun! How can he be so merciless! Is he really not afraid of hurting Xunyi?”
Jiang Molou had finally calmed down at this time, and he faintly said, “He won’t.”
Zhuo Chong replied, “What won’t…”
Before he could say anything more, a clear roar sounded out to the sky. Jiang Xunyi flipped his wrist, and in an instant, his sword multiplied until ten thousand swords surrounded him. The front row formed a sword formation, blocking Yun Xie’s fierce blow.
He spread with his right palm, and the thousands of flashing swords once again merged into one long sword and returned to his hand. Jiang Xunyi leapt up, his clothes fluttering as he spun in the air. Posed in midair, he swept the sword in his hand our, rushing towards Yun Xie’s head.
The sword glowed like multicolored glass, and his snow-white face appeared even more beautiful than before, eyes as cold and sharp as a sharp blade. Yun Xie turned his head to avoid the move, and the tip of his sword edge shifted with his hand movements.
Jiang Xunyi twisted his waist to avoid, and Yun Xie’s sword tip swept across his belt, cutting the palm-width belt into 2. At the same time, half of Yun Xie’s sleeve was cut off.
When the two had just drawn their swords just now, the whole spirit platform began to shake under the pressure from the sword auras. The following moves only increased in scale until finally, one of Jiang Xunyi’s slashes missed Yun Xie and instead smashed into the ground. The blow created a long crack, and the disciples that were standing there hurriedly dodged to the side for fear of falling into the crack by accident.
Most of the people were sitting by and watching the excitement, but now, they couldn’t sit still. Unexpectedly, the two masters could fight to such a degree. Someone couldn’t help but ask, “What on earth is in the ghost temple? It can even warrant a life or death struggle.”
Jiang Xunyi tore off the broken belt hanging on his waist and threw it to the ground. He leapt up and aimed a kick straight at Yun Xie’s face.
Without even trying to dodge or evade, Yun Xie’s left hand slid out and directly grabbed his ankle.
Jiang Xunyi simply twisted his waist, using Yun Xie’s hand as a lever to sweep his other leg over. Yun Xie tilted his head to avoid it and let go of his hand with a flick.
Jiang Xunyi leapt back in retreat, kneeling down with one knee. Next, he used his sword to launch himself forwards before turning the cold tip towards Yun Xie.
Unexpectedly, instead of dodging, Yun Xie merely raised his lips in a smile. He stepped forward and moved towards the sword.
With this move, half of the people in the field exclaimed in surprise, but Jiang Xunyi was even more shocked. He quickly retracted his sword, the tip stopping only an inch away from Yun Xie’s throat. The cold sweat had already slipped down Jiang Xunyi’s face.
Yun Xie’s facade dropped, and his real face was exposed.
“You still cannot bear to hurt me.”
