Chapter 211: The Domineering Nature of the Sword Pavilion

Inside the fragment of the blessed land, Ye Gu's expression was grave as she scanned her surroundings; recalling her recent experiences, she couldn't help but grit her silver teeth, her eyes brimming with resentment:

"That demonic fiend...!"

Ever since entering the blessed land, nothing had gone smoothly for her.

First, during the scramble for the Yin Dragon Water, she was forced back by the combined efforts of Lu Yang and Sui Ying, compelled to use her trump card to escape with her life while sustaining significant injuries.

Then, just after好不容易 nursing her wounds back to health and gathering a few spiritual materials from within the blessed land, the collapse of the realm forced Master Chongguang to drive her to the center, where he seized nearly all her merit and qi fortune; worse still, she was powerless to resist, revealing just how stifled she felt at this moment.

What made it even more suffocating was that she dared not show her anger.

Thinking of this, Ye Gu quickly formed hand seals with her fingers, exerting all her strength to stabilize her mind: "Calm down... rashly stirring nameless fury invites calamitous qi to defile the spiritual platform; my heart is as steel."

Relying on this secret technique to suppress her emotions, Ye Gu finally maintained her composure.

However, while she could suppress herself, the other two individuals who had fallen into this fragment of the blessed land with her were already deeply affected by the calamitous qi, finding it impossible to remain calm.

The next second, two streaks of escaping light came speeding toward them.

One of them radiated a treasure glow, reinforced by Buddhist light, revealing the figure of Duobao Tongzi, who had miraculously survived the great battle in the State of Qing.

Speaking of this person, he did possess a measure of fortune.

In the entire State of Qing, only he and True Person Wuxing were cultivators from Jiangbei; however, True Person Wuxing had wholeheartedly defected to Jiangdong and accepted an official title early on.

Consequently, he was sacrificed together by Master Chongguang.

In contrast, because Duobao Tongzi had pledged allegiance to the Pure Land and held no official title, he narrowly survived that great sacrifice and even managed to visit the Dongyang Blessed Land.

Indeed, the title "Duobao" (Many Treasures) was not misapplied; relying on his ancestral treasure-hunting arts, he had actually managed to seize a great opportunity.

At that time, among the four spiritual embryos within the blessed land, Lu Yang had obtained the Yin Dragon Water, while two of the remaining three were taken away by people from the Dao Court and the Pure Land; originally, had Ye Gu not been injured, the fourth would have been a certainty for the Sword Pavilion, but since Ye Gu went into hiding, it ended up benefiting him instead.

Yet as the saying goes: A common man commits no crime, but possessing jade makes him guilty.

Right behind Duobao Tongzi, a second streak of escaping light arrived in close pursuit, its sword intent sharp and cold, from which emerged a dignified and solemn middle-aged man.

"Fellow Daoist Duobao, are you still obstinate and unrepentant?"

"Yun Zhiqiu!" Seeing him, Duobao Tongzi immediately gritted his teeth and said with hatred: "I am now considered a righteous cultivator; does the Sword Pavilion intend to rob and plunder so brazenly?"

"What right do you have to call yourself righteous!"

The middle-aged man, Yun Zhiqiu, laughed loudly upon hearing this: "A demonic cultivator from Jiangbei, renouncing darkness for light is merely the beginning; you still have many karmic debts to repay!"

"What karmic debts do I have?" Duobao Tongzi laughed in anger: "My Fenbao Cliff is in Jiangbei, and I have never performed blood sacrifices on common people; as for sect conflicts, life and death are commonplace, everyone relies on their own abilities, so what karmic debt is there? Before coming to the State of Qing, I possessed abundant merit!"

"Being in Jiangbei is your greatest karmic debt!"

Yun Zhiqiu smiled coldly: "The treasures of the world belong to those with virtue; do you, a demonic cultivator from Jiangbei, deserve them? I won't bother arguing further with you; will you hand over the spiritual embryo or not!"

"You..."

For a moment, malice surged in Duobao Tongzi's heart and rage rose in his mind; although this Yun Zhiqiu was formidable, he relied entirely on a single sharp dharma sword.

If they truly fought, he was only at the Early Stage of Foundation Establishment.

Suppressing him with his own cultivation base would be effortless; he had simply feared the identity of the Sword Pavilion and thus dared not make a move, but now there was no need for such顾虑.

"Clang! Clang!"

The next second, a sound of sword ringing extinguished all of Duobao Tongzi's evil thoughts; looking back, he saw Ye Gu soaring toward him on her sword, hovering above his head.

'It's over!'

In an instant, Duobao Tongzi's heart turned ice-cold, yet he dared not show the slightest negligence on his face and hurriedly bowed: "Duobao pays his respects to Fairy Ye of the Sword Pavilion."

On the other side, Yun Zhiqiu was overjoyed: "Greetings, Senior Sister Ye!"

Immediately, he pointed at Duobao Tongzi and declared righteously: "It is this person who took the Ageless Chun; please, Senior Sister, uphold justice!"

Hearing this, Ye Gu glanced at Duobao Tongzi, calculated with her fingers, and immediately grasped the full situation; she said in a deep voice: "Since we are all righteous cultivators, internal strife is inadvisable; now that we are trapped in this fragment of a blessed land, it is likely the work of a demonic fiend; we must unite against the enemy, so how can we allow discord to arise between us?"

Her words sounded exceedingly noble and righteous.

Duobao Tongzi breathed a sigh of relief, feeling that the Sword Pavilion was at least reasonable; who could have expected that the next second, Ye Gu would turn her gaze toward him:

"Fellow Daoist Duobao, hand over the Ageless Chun."

Ye Gu's face was utterly serious: "Junior Brother Yun is only at the Early Stage of Foundation Establishment and lacks a spiritual material for protection; you are at the Mid Stage of Foundation Establishment and do not lack for just one such item."

Who the hell doesn't lack it!

Duobao Tongzi fell silent for a moment before saying in a low voice: "To be honest, I lost most of my magic treasures in the State of Qing and am in dire need of a spiritual material for protection."

Hearing this, Ye Gu shook her head: "Fellow Daoist Duobao, forgive my bluntness, but since you have returned to the righteous path, you should understand karmic cause and effect; you come from a small sect with ordinary roots, whereas Junior Brother Yun is a cultivator of our Sword Pavilion; you should be able to weigh clearly in your own heart which of the two is more important."

"If you lose your protective spiritual material, you are merely a cultivator from a minor sect; if you die, you die."

"But if Junior Brother Yun lacks this one spiritual material, he might lose his life; the death of even one cultivator from our Sword Pavilion would be a tremendous loss for the righteous path."

"Therefore, for the sake of the righteous path and for the sake of all living beings under heaven, you should not remain stubborn."

"If you feel unwilling, I can make this promise: if you perish because of this, after your reincarnation you may join our Sword Pavilion to cultivate; consider this a opportunity I am granting you."

Upon hearing these words, Duobao Tongzi fell silent once again.

"What? Is Fellow Daoist still obstinate and unrepentant?"

Seeing his reaction, Ye Gu frowned slightly, her beautiful eyes revealing dissatisfaction: "Does Fellow Daoist truly intend to ignore the righteous path for personal gain and dare to defy the condemnation of the entire world?"

As her voice fell, her sword intent locked directly onto Duobao Tongzi.

"... his humble one dares not."

At that moment, Duobao Tongzi felt nothing but grief and indignation in his heart, yet subconsciously recalled his past experience in Jiangbei where he was clubbed on the head and robbed by a True Person of the Holy Sect.

Never did I expect that before joining the righteous path I was robbed, and after joining the righteous path I am still being robbed!

Didn't I join for nothing then?

Moreover, when the True Person of the Holy Sect robbed me, it was at least based on individual ability, where the weaker lost; but the Sword Pavilion is even more domineering, robbing you while demanding that you do so willingly!

But with a sword hanging over one's head, one must bow; Duobao Tongzi could only sigh, then took a ball of spiritual light from his sleeve and threw it out; it was precisely the Ageless Chun, formed from Jia Wood, which could be used to refine magic treasures or, if used in pill refining, could increase one's cultivation in the wood attribute.

Only then did Ye Gu nod in satisfaction.

At the same time, Yun Zhiqiu eagerly stepped forward, tucked the Ageless Chun into his robe, and joyfully began injecting magic power to refine it.

"This place is not safe to linger."

Ye Gu shifted her gaze, continued forming seals to calculate, and then pointed in a direction: "The exit should be over there; we had best leave as soon as possible."

Soon, three streaks of escaping light soared into the sky.

Before long, a towering mountain came into everyone's view; atop the mountain, array formations swirled with brilliant light, firmly anchoring the fragment of the blessed land.

And at the mountain peak, a leisurely figure sat cross-legged, laughing aloud:

"Fairy Ye, this humble one has been waiting for you for quite some time."

"It's you!?"

In an instant, Ye Gu, who had been calm and composed, changed color slightly; recognizing Lu Yang on the mountain, her beautiful eyes immediately erupted with heaven-shaking killing intent!

(End of Chapter)