Chapter 1654

Ji Feihua easily broke the Heavenly Net Sword Array, flew onto the sky bridge, but amidst the fluttering snow she saw a figure already waiting for her there.

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line: "Few have seen Ren Tianqing use martial force, and even fewer have seen him wield a weapon."

line: "This shows how much Ren Tianqing values this young opponent."

line: "He silently gazed at Ji Feihua opposite him and said softly:"

line: Quote: "The number of young experts in the world can be counted on one's fingers; in my impression, among the younger generation, those capable of breaking the Sword Palace's Heavenly Net Sword Array do not exceed five!"

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line: "Ji Feihua stood still as still water, letting snowflakes settle on her shoulders. Meanwhile, Ren Tianqing's whole body was shrouded in an invisible gang qi; not a single snowflake falling from the sky could drift within one inch of him."

Translation: Ji Feihua stood still as still water, letting snowflakes settle on her shoulders. Meanwhile, Ren Tianqing opposite her was enveloped in an invisible aura of gang qi; not a single snowflake falling from the sky could drift within an inch of his person.

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line: "Ren Tianqing said, 'When you broke the formation, I just happened to be passing by and observing—I know who you are!'"

Translation: Ren Tianqing said: "When you broke the formation, I happened to be passing by and observing; I know who you are!"

line: "Ji Feihua laughed: 'After Yin Baotao's death, the Sword Palace should have collapsed and its disciples scattered; with Qiu Xian Guang's cultivation, it's fundamentally impossible for him to create such an exquisite sword formation—there must indeed be a higher master behind him!'"

Translation: Ji Feihua laughed: "After Yin Baotao's death, the Sword Palace should have collapsed like a tree falling and monkeys scattering; with Qiu Xian Guang's cultivation level, it was utterly impossible for him to devise such an exquisite sword formation—there must indeed be a mastermind behind him!"

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Translation: Ren Tianqing said: "He certainly lacks that ability; even Yin Baotao could not devise such a formation." He spoke leisurely; although his tone was plain, it made one feel full of contempt for the Sword Palace.

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Translation: Ji Feihua said: "No wonder Qiu Xian Guang saw through the truth from the start; it turns out you are here—are you the Xuantian Guan Master, Ren Tianqing, or someone else?"

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Translation: Ren Tianqing smiled: "I am just myself; a name is merely a designation. It doesn't matter!"

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Translation: Ji Feihua said: "The Wuxian Sect Master is also you, right?"

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Translation: Ren Tianqing sighed: "I truly don't know whether you look down on me or overestimate me."

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Translation: Ji Feihua said: "What difference does it make? In my eyes you are already a dead person!"

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Translation: Ren Tianqing chuckled, the Lone Moon Slash in his hand trembling slightly; its cold light flashed and reflected in Ji Feihua's eyes, clear as autumn water, but her gaze remained unmoved.

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Translation: Ren Tianqing said: "Hong Beimo, Li Yuncong, and Mu Rongzhan—three top experts joining forces—still couldn't kill you; you really do have some skill." He wasn't lying; just now, from Ji Feihua's martial arts displayed in breaking the formation, he had already discerned her true identity.

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Translation: Ji Feihua said: "I only just found out today. It turns out you are the one hidden the deepest."

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Translation: Ren Tianqing sighed: "I originally had no intention of meddling in your disputes, but you lot, who don't know life from death, keep repeatedly crossing my bottom line; if I don't discipline you, you'll only become more unrestrained." He looked at Ji Feihua and asked: "Why don't you ask about Hu Xiaotian's life or death?"

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Translation: Ji Feihua saw through his intention to disturb her mind, and softly said: "If he is alive, there's no need for me to intervene; if he is dead, I will kill you to avenge him." As her words fell, Ji Feihua turned into a white light, the now-blunt Sinking Water Sword thrust straight at Ren Tianqing.

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Translation: In a duel of experts, life hangs by a thread. Even when facing the Heavenly Net Sword Array formed by over five hundred Sword Palace disciples, Ji Feihua had never felt such immense pressure as she does now against Ren Tianqing; this pressure does not come solely from his strength, but from his unfathomable profundity—Ji Feihua knows nothing of his martial arts, while he can discern her identity from her martial lineage, showing that Ren Tianqing already holds the advantage of knowing both himself and his opponent.

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Translation: In a duel of experts, life hangs by a thread. At this most critical moment, Ren Tianqing's gaze did not even turn toward his opponent; his eyes fixed on the Lone Moon Slash in his hand, resembling a new moon, its clear edge like autumn water reflecting the snowlight. It reflected the light of a sword chasing wind and lightning; the now-blunt Sinking Water Sword in Ji Feihua's hand actually burst forth with unprecedented radiance.

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Translation: The Sinking Water Sword pierced halfway; its blade, unable to withstand the immense pressure, shattered and disintegrated. Ji Feihua's sword technique left no trace; she used internal force to shatter the Sinking Water Sword, the blade splitting into hundreds of sharp fragments. Under the surge of internal force, they turned into a sky-filling blossom rain, sweeping toward Ren Tianqing together with the wind and snow.

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Translation: From the edge as clear as autumn water, Ren Tianqing had already observed every minute change; within the edge lay a miniature view of the entire surroundings. His Lone Moon Slash traced a beautiful arc in the air, as if he had carved a crescent-shaped gap in the sky; snowflakes were drawn to the fissure, wildly gathering and surging along the path traced by the Lone Moon Slash, which seemed to become a brush between heaven and earth, dragging behind it a beautiful tail of snowflakes and blade fragments.

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Translation: Ji Feihua's hand held only the hilt of the Sinking Water Sword; after shattering the blade, her internal force condensed into an invisible blade, its speed suddenly increasing toward Ren Tianqing. The former was merely meant to distract his attention; the latter was the killing move.

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Translation: The Lone Moon Slash and that beautiful tail separated; the blade radiated like starlight, attacking Ji Feihua.

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Translation: The invisible blade detached from the Sinking Water Sword's hilt and shot toward Ren Tianqing; facing the hundreds of blade fragments flying back, Ji Feihua struck with a palm from afar, her outgoing sword qi already arriving before Ren Tianqing's face; his Lone Moon Slash arced, its edge's light turning dim, due to the impact of the sword qi, yet Ren Tianqing was able to manifest a tangible blade to dispel the invisible sword qi.

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Translation: Ji Feihua's internal force should be roughly on par with Ren Tianqing's; her empty palm strike knocked the repeatedly flying blade fragments to the ground.

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Translation: The light suddenly converged; Ji Feihua lightly tossed the hilt of the Sinking Water Sword onto the ground.

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Translation: Ren Tianqing hid the Lone Moon Slash behind him with one hand, stroked his chin beard with the other, and said softly: "You are not my match!"

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Translation: Ji Feihua smiled: "Nothing in the world is absolute; there is never a lack of examples where the weak overcome the strong." Her right hand lightly grasped in the void; the falling snow suddenly changed direction, gathering in her palm, mist rose, the snowflakes instantly melted into water, which quickly condensed into ice, and a thin, transparent sheet of ice appeared in her palm.

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Translation: Ren Tianqing stepped forward, planting his foot deep in the snow; as he did, the accumulated snow spread out like ripples across the ground, centered on his right foot, forming one concentric circle after another.

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Translation: The ripples in the accumulated snow had not yet stilled when thin ice shards shot toward Ren Tianqing's neck, as thin as paper and swift as electricity; under the impetus of Ji Feihua's internal force, the power of these ice shards was in no way inferior to that of sharp flying daggers.

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Translation: Ren Tianqing swung his palm to strike, intending to shatter the ice shards, but they first shattered into powder before his eyes, a haze arising—this was because Ji Feihua had first used internal force to break them, creating an ice mist to interfere with his vision.

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Translation: Yet as Ren Tianqing made his move, Ji Feihua's body leapt up, attempting to vault over his head, rush across the sky bridge, and head straight for Mount Wanren.

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Translation: The black mist thinned, and before Hu Xiaotian appeared a cave entrance; the gate was tightly shut, bearing the three large characters "Sword Heart Cave" on it, with the words "Sword Palace Forbidden Ground—trespassers die!" on either side.

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Translation: Hu Xiaotian ignored the warning above, kicked the iron door open with a lift of his foot; a warm wind blew in, and from inside came a wanton laugh: "I've been waiting for you, come in!" Hu Xiaotian's hand felt the hilt of the Light Sword, gripped it, then abandoned the idea of using it; after just a few steps into the cave, he saw in the dim light Qin Yutong bound to an iron pillar, her hair disheveled, looking at him with delight: "Xiaotian, save me!"

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Translation: Hu Xiaotian looked at Qin Yutong without rushing forward; given her steady and composed nature, even if her life hung by a thread, she would not lose her composure; he smiled and asked: "Why are you bound up there?"

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Translation: Qin Yutong's beautiful eyes brimmed with tears as she said: "My master tied me up here; I don't know what happened either."

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Translation: Hu Xiaotian nodded, walked toward Qin Yutong, but had no intention of rescuing her; instead, he went straight past her side.

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Translation: Qin Yutong said: "Save me!"

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Translation: Hu Xiaotian seemed not to have heard: "You say, what secrets does this Sword Heart Cave hold? Could there be an ambush?"

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Translation: Qin Yutong said: "First release me, then we'll talk!"

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Translation: Hu Xiaotian quietly gripped the hilt of the Light Sword, twisted it, and a blue light blade flashed out from the hilt; he backhanded a slash toward Qin Yutong behind him.

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Translation: Qin Yutong let out a sharp cry; before the Light Sword's slash could hit her, she had already fled the spot, and the light blade struck the iron pillar binding her, splitting it in two.

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Translation: Hu Xiaotian looked up, only to see Qin Yutong clinging to the cave ceiling like a gecko, her appearance changed: she wore a silver mask, and from her eyes shot a cold, dark orchid-colored light; she gritted her teeth and said: "You brat, you have a ruthless heart!"

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Translation: Hu Xiaotian laughed: "No need for pretense; if you've got the guts, fight me fair and square." He raised his Light Sword to attack, but then heard a flapping sound—countless black bats flew out of the cave. Hu Xiaotian waved his Light Sword back and forth; wherever it passed, a foul burnt smell spread. He carved a bloody path through the bat swarm and pressed deeper into the Sword Heart Cave.

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Translation: Ahead, the space opened up into a wide stone hall, below which stood stone stalagmites as upright as swords; the masked woman let out a soft, giggling laugh.

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Translation: Hu Xiaotian followed her laughter with his gaze, only to see her suspended in midair, a fine silk thread beneath her feet; she stood on the thread, which spread out, forming a giant spiderweb two zhang in diameter ahead; a girl was bound at its center by the silk—who else could it be but Qin Yutong? Given his prior experience, Hu Xiaotian dared not readily trust what he saw, and coldly said: "What trick are you playing now?"

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Translation: The masked woman said: "Why would I play tricks? Don't you recognize Qin Yutong?" She paused, then added: "Right, she's wearing a mask, so of course you wouldn't recognize her!"

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Translation: Hu Xiaotian's gaze met that of the girl bound by the spiderweb from afar; although she was imprisoned, her expression remained calm and tranquil—even if this could be attributed to the mask, there was not a trace of panic in her eyes, and from his familiar gaze Hu Xiaotian could tell this was indeed the real Qin Yutong.

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Translation: Seeing Hu Xiaotian appear, Qin Yutong's beautiful eyes flickered with a ripple, and she whispered: "It turns out you trapped me here in order to lure him over!"

Just discovered the chapter numbering was wrong, Lao Zhangyu is really muddle-headed, currently correcting it, good thing the content is correct, continue asking for votes, if today we can rush into the top six, there will be Three More! (To be continued~^~)