Chapter 14

Only if you let your junior sister come down will we believe you! Lin Jingtao narrowed his eyes.

Translation: "Only if you let your junior sister come down will we believe you!" Lin Jingtao narrowed his eyes.

But need to keep same meaning, not add. "Only if you let your junior sister come down will we believe you!" Lin Jingtao narrowed his eyes.

We can translate: "Only if you let your junior sister come down will we believe you!" Lin Jingtao narrowed his eyes.

Check: "junior sister" is correct. Good.

Cang Li laughed.

Translation: Cang Li laughed.

He lowered his gaze and glanced at the restless giant pythons below, then looked toward Heavenly Cloud Sect's Yan Haonan, Weng Mingshu, and the others, asking, "What do you think?"

Translation: He glanced down at the restless giant pythons below, then looked at Heavenly Cloud Sect's Yan Haonan, Weng Mingshu, and the others, asking, "What do you think?"

But need to keep "He lowered his gaze and glanced at the restless giant pythons below." => He lowered his gaze and glanced at the restless giant pythons below. Could be "He glanced down at the restless giant pythons below." That's fine.

"Then he looked toward Heavenly Cloud Sect's Yan Haonan, Weng Mingshu, and the others" => Then he looked toward Heavenly Cloud Sect's Yan Haonan, Weng Mingshu, et al.

Then quote: "What do you think?" => "What do you think?" (literally "How do you feel?").

We'll produce: He glanced down at the restless giant pythons below, then looked at Heavenly Cloud Sect's Yan Haonan, Weng Mingshu, and the others, asking, "What do you think?"

"I can go down to deal with the giant pythons, but I have one condition——" Yan Haonan nodded, saying as he looked at Weng Mingshu, "My junior sister also has to stay up there."

Translation: "I can go down to deal with the giant pythons, but I have one condition, that is..." Yan Haonan nodded, saying as he looked at Weng Mingshu, "My junior sister must also stay up there."

But need to keep punctuation. We'll produce: "I can go down to deal with the giant pythons, but I have one condition, that is..." Yan Haonan nodded, saying as he looked at Weng Mingshu, "My junior sister must also stay up there."

Weng Mingshu frowned upon hearing this, "You all stay down—how could I possibly go up and stay there? Besides, I'm not that weak; my cultivation has already reached the late Foundation Establishment Realm."

Translation: Upon hearing this, Weng Mingshu furrowed her brows, "You all stay down, how could I possibly stay up there? Moreover, I'm not that weak; at the very least my cultivation has reached the late Foundation Establishment Realm."

We need to keep "late Foundation Establishment Realm" as "late Foundation Establishment Realm". Good.

"Junior sister——" Yan Haonan was about to advise when Weng Mingshu cut him off.

Translation: "Junior sister..." Yan Haonan was about to persuade when Weng Mingshu cut him off.

"I, Weng Mingshu, am definitely not weaker than you!"

Translation: "I, Weng Mingshu, am absolutely not weaker than you!"

Weng Mingshu looked solemn.

Translation: Weng Mingshu's expression turned solemn.

"Why wait to die when we can strike first?" said the two Qingyun Sect disciples.

Translation: "Rather than sit and wait for death, why not take the initiative?" said the two from Qingyun Sect.

"Hah, go on and get yourselves killed then!" Lin Jingtao sneered.

Translation: "Hah, then go ahead and seek death!" Lin Jingtao scoffed.

Some fearful cultivators also echoed Lin Jingtao's words; they weren't naïve, knowing that going down would mean certain death in the pythons' jaws.

Translation: Some cultivators who feared death also echoed Lin Jingtao's words; they weren't that naive, knowing that if they went down they would surely die in the giant pythons' mouths.

Those are third-rank giant pythons!

Translation: Those are third-rank giant pythons!

They aren't first- or second-rank!

Translation: Not first- or second-rank!

Suddenly, the giant pythons below attacked the wall, thunderous bangs echoing as the once-solid wall loosened, cracked, and debris rained down.

Translation: Suddenly, the giant pythons below launched an attack on the wall, the 'bang bang bang' impact booming, the originally hard wall instantly loosened, cracked, and rubble rolled down!

Weapons not lodged deep enough in the wall came loose at once.

Translation: The weapons not inserted deep enough into the wall instantly loosened.

"Help——" shouted the fallen cultivators in terror.

Translation: "Help——" the cultivators who had fallen shouted in terror.

But in an instant they were devoured by the pythons' huge mouths.

Translation: But in the blink of an eye they were swallowed whole as the giant pythons opened their blood‑filled maws.

"The longer we delay, the slimmer our odds!" Cang Li said coldly, glancing up again.

Translation: "The longer we drag this out, the lower our chances of victory!" Cang Li said coldly, raising his head once more to look upward.

He couldn't allow his junior sister to die trapped here.

Translation: He couldn't let his little junior sister be trapped to death here!

Since there's no way up, he'll carve a path down for his junior sister.

Translation: Since there's no way up, he will carve a path down below for his little junior sister!

He took out a long blade, lodged it into the wall, held the hilt with one hand, then quickly drew his spear.

Translation: He pulled out a long saber, plunged it into the wall, gripped the hilt with one hand, then swiftly drew his long spear.

Then he drew the blade and let himself drop down.

Translation: Then he decisively drew the saber, letting himself fall downward.

A giant python revealed its sharp fangs and lunged at him.

Translation: A giant python bared its fierce fangs and lunged at him.

The youth grasped a dark long spear, lifted it, and slammed it down onto the python's huge mouth.

Translation: The youth gripped a dark‑colored long spear, raised it, and swung down hard at the python's huge maw.

Boom——

Translation: Boom——

Instantly, purple lightning burst across the spear, smashing into the python's head.

Translation: In an instant, purple lightning exploded on the spear, violently striking the python's head.

With a tremendous crash, the python's head was hammered to the ground.

Translation: Only a tremendous boom was heard, and the python's head, as if struck by a heavy hammer, was slammed onto the ground.

The ground shook violently from the impact.

Translation: The ground trembled violently from the python's impact.

The youth didn't pause; he shifted, gripped the spear, and thrust it at the python that had just been hit.

Translation: Yet the youth did not stop moving; he shifted his stance, gripped the spear tightly, and thrust at the python that had just been struck.

Clang——

Translation: Clang——

The spear pierced the python's head in an instant, blood spraying out.

Translation: In an instant the spear sank into the python's head, blood spraying everywhere.

The python emitted a horrible shriek.

Translation: The python let out a miserable, piercing shriek.

At that moment, the surrounding pythons converged, nearly overwhelming the youth.

Translation: At that moment, the surrounding giant pythons all closed in, nearly engulfing the youth.

The youth flicked his eyes, quickly taking in the surroundings.

Translation: The youth glanced sideways, quickly assessing the situation around him.

He then thrust the spear upward, lifting the already-speared python high into the air.

Translation: Immediately afterward, he exerted force with the spear in his hand, lifting upward and actually hoisting the python whose head had already been pierced by the spear high into the air!

Then——

Translation: Then——

He then used the momentum to smash the python's corpse into the nearby pythons.

Translation: He then seized the momentum and smashed the python's corpse hard into the surrounding giant pythons!

Rumble——

Translation: Rumble——

The python's body smashed into the others, setting off a series of explosions and shockwaves.

Translation: The python's body collided with the other pythons, triggering a chain of explosions and shocks.

The lightning energy he unleashed crackled through the pythons like lightning, paralyzing many with its immense power and temporarily immobilizing them.

Translation: The lightning element released by the youth rampaged through the python horde like lightning, paralyzing many pythons with its tremendous power and temporarily robbing them of movement.

The watching cultivators were stunned, their faces full of disbelief.

Translation: The cultivators witnessing this were greatly shocked, their faces full of disbelief.

"What is his cultivation level?"

Translation: "What cultivation level does he actually have?"

His control of lightning energy is incredibly mighty, its pressure like a thunderbolt from the heavens!

Translation: The lightning element he commands is so immensely powerful, its pressure like a heavenly thunderbolt descending!

"Cang Li of the Carefree Sect……" Heavenly Cloud Sect's senior brother Yan Haonan narrowed his eyes, seeing that Cang Li's cultivation was only at the peak of Foundation Establishment, yet his strength could fight above his level.

Translation: "Carefree Sect's Cang Li..." Heavenly Cloud Sect's Eldest Senior Brother Yan Haonan narrowed his eyes slightly; he could see that Cang Li's cultivation was only at the peak of the Foundation Establishment Realm, yet his strength could actually fight above his level!

No wonder Weng Mingshu lost to him.

Translation: No wonder Junior Sister Ming Shu was defeated by his hand.

"Senior brother, let's go up!" Weng Mingshu, not wanting to fall behind Cang Li, struck the wall to free her sword and immediately plunged down.

Translation: "Eldest Senior Brother, let's go up!" Weng Mingshu unwilling to fall behind Cang Li, she forcefully slapped the wall, using the rebound to pull her longsword free from the wall, and without waiting for Yan Haonan to react, she swiftly dove downward.

"Weng Mingshu!" Yan Haonan's face shifted, he drew his weapon and chased after her.

Translation: "Ming Shu!" Yan Haonan saw this, his face drastically changed, not caring about anything else, he quickly drew his weapon and chased after Weng Mingshu.

Lin Jingtao of the Chixiao Sect sneered, "They want to die? Let them. These heaven-chosen prodigies think they're all-powerful and can fix anything. They don't realize that the downfall of geniuses is ordinary."

Translation: Lin Jingtao of the Chixiao Sect wore a sneer, "They want to seek death? Let them go. These heaven‑chosen prodigies think they can do anything, can settle all worldly affairs. Little do they know, the fall of geniuses is the norm."

"You Chixiao Sect folks are just weaklings who bully the meek and fear the strong!" The two Qingyun Sect disciples exchanged a look and snorted.

Translation: "You people of the Chixiao Sect are just cowards who bully the weak and fear the strong!" The two from Qingyun Sect heard this, exchanged a glance, and let out a cold laugh.

After saying that, the two drew their weapons and went down.

Translation: Having said that, the two drew their weapons and headed downward.

Lin Jingzhen's face darkened, a glint in his eyes; the hand concealed in his robes flashed several silver needles, which he flicked silently at the two Qingyun Sect disciples.

Translation: Lin Jingzhen's face sank gloomily, a faint light flickering in his eyes; the hand hidden beneath his robes suddenly produced several glinting silver needles, and without a sound he flicked them toward the two from Qingyun Sect.

These silver needles are hardly noticeable in this setting.

Translation: In such an environment, those few silver needles were barely perceptible.

As the needles were about to hit the backs of their heads, a clear shout rang out: "Third senior brother!"

Translation: Just as those silver needles were about to strike the backs of their heads, a clear shout suddenly rang out: "Third Senior Brother!"

A white figure shot down from above; the girl with bright eyes and white teeth swung her rainbow-colored longsword, her moves like a sudden storm, dazzling to watch.

Translation: A white‑clad figure descended rapidly from above; seeing that the maiden with bright eyes and white teeth continuously waved her five‑colored longsword, her sword‑style like a sudden gust and rain, dazzling the onlookers.

With a clear clang, the girl's sword knocked the needles away.

Translation: With a clear "clang," those few silver needles were actually knocked down by the maiden's longsword.

Lin Jingtao's eyes narrowed.

Translation: Lin Jingtao's gaze sank.

Was she doing it on purpose or by accident?

Translation: Was it intentional or not on her part?

Cang Li looked up and saw Yuan Yao plunging straight down toward him.

Translation: Cang Li raised his head and saw Yuan Yao plunging straight down toward him.

He was shocked, mixed with frustration at his shortcomings.

Translation: His heart was overwhelmed with shock, mixed with a hint of frustrated anger at failing to live up to expectations.

He didn't have time to think, quickly stepped forward, wanting to catch Yuan Yao to keep her from getting hurt.

But the next moment, he realized something, his face showing disbelief.

"Thousand Mountains Ten Thousand Methods—"

"Sword Suppresses All Phenomena!"

The girl's voice carried an unspeakable coldness.

This is... Master's signature sword form—Thousand Mountains Ten Thousand Methods!

Cang Li quickly dodged aside, while the girl raised her sword with both hands; in an instant the sword soul's phantom fully formed, and a sword fell down!

The massive blade thundered down.

Boom—

Over a dozen giant pythons were flipped onto the ground by the blade, and a deep fissure appeared in the earth.

Everyone stared dumbfounded.

Her cultivation is only Qi Refining Ninth Layer?

Impossible!!!

Yuan Yao planted her sword into the ground, half‑kneeling, her breathing becoming erratic.

As she tried to use the long sword to pull herself up, her legs suddenly gave way, a stumble about to send her crashing to the ground, but Cang Li swiftly reached out and grasped her shoulder.

"Why did you come down?" Cang Li said in a deep voice.

Although he did not understand why the junior sister could unleash such a powerful strike, he knew that if he wanted to protect her here…

It would be extremely difficult.

Yuan Yao looked up, "Cang Li, I don't want to hide behind you all any longer."

Cang Li was stunned, feeling an inexplicable stir in his heart.

Just when he thought Yuan Yao would say something moving and reformative, she sighed, "Moreover, Master has placed eight life‑preserving talismans on me; even if you die a hundred times, I might still not die."

Cang Li's complexion instantly darkened.