Chapter 214: Only I Can Prove Myself

After these words were spoken.

The expression on Wei Wei Wanhua's face froze slightly, and the mocking smile at the corner of her lips unconsciously vanished.

Wei Wei Lingjiang...

How could she not have heard this name?

How could she not remember?

If it hadn't been for this woman back then, she would not have needlessly incurred the resentment of Wei Shaoping, the clan head of the Wei family, and created such unhappiness.

She had even implicated the entire branch of clansmen behind her, causing them to suffer much cold treatment within the clan.

But regardless, she had done her best to preserve the life of Wei Yin's daughter, sending Wei Wei Lingjiang to be fostered and raised by the Ai family in Shangyu, temporarily removing her from Wei Shaoping's sight and ensuring her safety from threats to her life.

And when Zhuojing Chen Yuanshu Chen Yuanshu Zhenjun of the Chiming Sect heard the story of Wei Wei Lingjiang's supernatural birth, he spared no effort to break through his seclusion, personally descended the mountain, and brought Wei Wei Lingjiang to Mount Mount Lutai for cultivation.

This action.

Finally completely dispelled the evil intentions of Wei Shaoping, the Wei clan head, and allowed Wei Wei Wanhua to finally set her mind at ease.

If she hadn't saved Wei Wei Lingjiang back then.

If she had merely stood by with cold indifference...

Given Wei Wei Wanhua's status as a direct descendant of the Wei family, whether Wei Shaoping or anyone else was in power, they would have specifically appointed her to win people's hearts and demonstrate generosity and benevolence.

Yet she inexplicably saved her, and through a twist of fate, enabled Wei Wei Lingjiang to gain the favor of Zhuojing Chen Yuanshu Chen Yuanshu Zhenjun, entering the lofty immortal gate of the Chiming Sect, causing the Wei clan head to lose sleep ever since, unable to rest easy again.

Since that incident.

Even though she was a direct descendant of the Sanye Wei family, she had never again received important assignments or trust.

She held only an empty title; promoted in name but demoted in reality, the authority and position she once held had been distributed away significantly, leaving very little remaining.

This was only because Wei Shaoping still had reservations and ultimately did not wish to completely tear off the mask and make a huge scene of things.

If it had been an ordinary clansman, they would have long been sliced to death by Wei Shaoping; how could they still have their life?

"Wei Lingjiang is a good child... When she was young, her parents were too occupied to attend to her, so I taught her cultivation myself; moreover, after the incident, I personally sent her to the Ai family in Shangyu to avoid disaster, so how could I not know?"

After a long silence.

Wei Wei Wanhua's eyes shifted slightly, and she spoke in a calm voice:

"However, Wei Lingjiang has always lived in seclusion; since she went up the mountain, I have only corresponded with her by letter, rarely meeting in person.

In recent years, she has been further occupied in the 'Nine Emperors Constant Sun Golden Palace' Fan Fan Dongtian of the Chiming Sect, harmonizing water and fire, attempting to achieve the feat of Elixir Achieves First Grade, making it difficult for her to divert her attention; thus, her letters to me have gradually become fewer..."

How did you hear this name, and how did you come to know Wei Lingjiang?"

At this moment.

Seeing her tone soften slightly.

Not only did the Dun Dun Jiesuo in the sleeve pouch feel greatly surprised, then immediately joy rose to its eyebrows, sighing heavily at its narrow escape.

Chen Heng's gaze also softened slightly.

But before he could speak further.

Wei Wei Wanhua suddenly let out a cold laugh and mocked:

"However, if you think you can use Wei Lingjiang's name to make me spare your life, then you are somewhat delusional!

Although I regard Wei Lingjiang as kin and am willing to lend her a hand, are those younger sisters of mine who were refined into human puppets by Chen Chen Yushu not my closest relatives? If I let you go, how could the hatred in my heart be appeased!"

"This boy Chen Heng must have a deep connection with that Wei whatever; if you kill him, aren't you afraid of being blamed afterward?"

The Dun Dun Jiesuo was terrified and hurriedly cried out in a hoarse voice.

"I am a direct descendant of the Sanye Wei family; under this heaven, across the Nine Provinces and Four Seas, who can blame me, and who can hold me accountable?!"

Wei Wei Wanhua's gaze was grim, and she spoke in a cold voice:

"And if Wei Lingjiang were to become unhappy with me, or even resent me, just for the sake of a demon thief's offspring, then all these years of her life would have been lived in vain!"

"You..."

"Today is simply the cycle of heavenly justice!"

Wei Wei Wanhua raised her hand slightly, her expression blank.

The sky was gloomy, misty clouds obscuring the sun—

Swishing cold light rolled across; soon, half of Xudu Xudu Tianyu turned leaden gray, a dull color like raw iron.

Chen Heng silently raised his head; moist water vapor permeated the air, no thunder could be heard, yet rain was about to fall.

The Yang Crow retracted its flying flames, hiding high within the layered clouds...

"Is there truly no room for reconciliation in this matter?"

Amidst the panicked urging of the Dun Dun Jiesuo.

A moment later.

Chen Heng spoke calmly.

Logically speaking, at the instant Liu Liu Zhengyan departed, given his nature, he should have immediately unleashed a Yuanxu Subduing-Demon Sword Talisman to slay the person before him, ending everything once and for all!

But as if guided by spirits, he had still spoken that name.

And now.

He was asking once more...

Wei Wei Wanhua sneered coldly, having no intention to answer; she condensed her magic power, and a ball of Gang Lei shot out from her sleeve, instantly approaching Chen Heng's face!

"Good."

Amidst the rumbling sound of the vibrating Gang Lei.

In a Xiao Daze, Chen Heng slightly lifted his eyelids, and a voice emerged.

The next instant!

A sword light, brilliant beyond measure and brimming with killing intent, as if capable of slicing through all tangible and intangible things in this world, suddenly shot forth from between his eyebrows and struck the bolt of netting lightning crashing down upon him!

Just like a sharp knife cutting through lard, the sword light met no resistance whatsoever, slicing the netting lightning straight into two segments before it instantly vanished into nothingness.

Then, with an unstoppable momentum that knew no return!

It killed directly toward Wei Wei Wanhua!

The stars shifted and the heavens moved; the mountains shook and the seas tilted!

In that split second between life and death, Wei Wei Wanhua could not dodge in time, her face changing in horror.

This sword qi—

Was at least above the Di Ba Jing!

For a protective supreme treasure like this, even if refining it caused damage to one's cultivation, that would be a minor matter; what truly mattered was the immense effort and Ku Gong required, consuming a great deal of time.

A great expert capable of unleashing such sword qi would have long transcended the mortal world and paid no heed to external affairs.

Most would simply spend their days in closed-door meditation, contemplating the mysteries and comprehending the Dao of Creation.

Even for their own biological children, unless they were truly beloved, it would never be worth expending such Ku Gong to specially refine a sword talisman like this.

Even for someone like Wei Wei Wanhua, a direct descendant of the Siye Wei clan, she did not possess such an item...

Wei Wei Wanhua's original expectation had merely been that Jun Yao would leave behind some protective measures before his sitting in meditation until death, handing them over for Chen Heng to use.

Although troublesome, they were not impossible to deal with.

But this sword qi.

Was clearly out of bounds...

As these thoughts flashed through her mind, Wei Wei Wanhua's actions were not a fraction slower; she formed a hand seal, and instantly four or five magical artifacts shot out.

At the same time, her chest heaved once, forcing out a surge of scorching, violent true fire; she opened her mouth and spat, instantly transforming it into a vast sea of fire that spread across the sky and covered the earth as it burned forward!

One of the Ten Great True Fires of the Universe—Dragon Transformation True Fire!

Yet whether it was the magical artifacts,

Or the Dragon Transformation True Fire that Wei Wei Wanhua unleashed with all her strength, possessing the power to burn rivers,

Before the Abyssal Void Subduing Demon Sword Talisman, they were all like dreams, illusions, bubbles, and shadows, failing to offer the slightest obstruction as they shattered and were destroyed one after another.

The moment the sword light reached her body, Wei Wei Wanhua had all her methods broken and nowhere left to dodge.

And at this moment.

A cold snort suddenly rang out.

Immediately, from within her sleeve pouch, a nine-orbed precious pearl shot out like lightning, swiftly meeting the sword light killing toward Wei Wei Wanhua's eyebrows and colliding fiercely with it!

Amidst a crisp "Crack!" sound.

That sword qi, which could cut through anything and seemed capable of destroying all tangible and intangible things in the world, contrary to usual, was blocked by the nine-orbed precious pearl, locked in a stalemate with it...

"Good sword qi, good cultivation! I wonder which madman from the Zhongyi Sword Sect refined this; this lawless flavor is exactly the same as the governing principles of that sword sect!"

From within the nine-orbed precious pearl, an old voice slowly emerged, majestic and thunderous, causing the listener's eardrums to ache and golden stars to dance before their eyes.

"Grandfather?"

Upon hearing this voice.

Wei Wei Wanhua, having survived a brush with death, felt both shock and joy.

"It is nothing; this Elephant-Swallowing Pearl can restrain Jiang Lady Yue and shrink-capture the Five Essences! Do not say it is just one strand of sword qi; even if another came, I could handle it!"

The voice laughed lightly:

"Before your departure, I, your Grandfather, specially hid this item on your person and left behind a strand of divine consciousness, precisely to guard against this moment; indeed, caution never leads to great mistakes!"

Three inches before her face.

The Elephant-Swallowing Pearl, like a long whale sucking in the ocean, was continuously devouring and reducing the form and substance of the sword qi, capturing it into the pearl's body to suppress it.

"..."

Wei Wei Wanhua was still unsettled from her fright; after steadying her spirit, she was just about to speak.

Suddenly, a startled cry rang out from within the Elephant-Swallowing Pearl, urgent and rapid:

"Not good, this sword qi belongs to Master Qiao Qiao Yubi—"

Before the voice could finish, the Elephant-Swallowing Pearl began to sway, its light completely dimmed as if overfull; with a "Crack!" sound, several barely visible cracks appeared upon it.

The next instant.

The strand of divine consciousness lodged within the Elephant-Swallowing Pearl was utterly sliced apart and extinguished.

The precious pearl also fell dejectedly from mid-air to the ground, all its profound mysteries completely gone!

"Not good—"

Wei Wei Wanhua's pupils contracted sharply, and she silently cried out that things were dire.

In the next moment, that strand of sword qi, though nearly ninety percent of its form and substance had been absorbed by the Elephant-Swallowing Pearl, still retained the final sliver.

It slashed forward with the speed of thunder, exerting all its remaining force!

Between heaven and earth, it seemed as if silence reigned for an instant.

All things were silent—

Then, a beauty's head flew high into the air, her jade-like countenance still bearing traces of disbelief.

Below that head, blood gushed like a spring from the severed neck, tragically brilliant and dazzling!

"Things have reached this point, and you still want to escape? Do you take this old man for a vegetarian?!"

From within his sleeve pouch, the Dun Dun Jiesuo suddenly leaped up; he let out a low shout, raised his magic power, and fiercely grabbed toward the sky.

After having its form and substance absorbed by the Elephant-Swallowing Pearl, the Abyssal Void Subduing Demon Sword Talisman ultimately possessed less power than before.

After destroying Wei Wei Wanhua's physical body, it had already exhausted its follow-up power, failing to extinguish her primordial spirit as well.

Under Wei Wei Wanhua's death throes, Dun Dun Jiesuo felt a sudden tightness in his heart; he immediately exerted one hundred percent of his strength, binding her primordial spirit in place so she could not break free, engaging in a contest of force.

"If you do not kill the tiger, you will surely suffer its harm, Chen—"

Seeing the resisting force grow increasingly fierce, Dun Dun Jiesuo frowned and shouted loudly.

However, before his words could finish.

A streak of crimson sword light swept across dozens of zhang in an instant, sounding like thunderclaps beside his ear.

Immediately, it cleanly split Wei Wei Wanhua's primordial spirit down the middle, dividing it into two segments!

Dun Dun Jiesuo turned his head in astonishment.

He saw Chen Heng merely raise his hand and press down, calmly catching that returning crimson light, his gaze indifferent.

When viewed with the eyes.

That crimson light was revealed to be a crimson flying sword, vivid in color, as if dripping fresh blood.

The sword body was inscribed with vague forms of various Great Demons of the Heavens, immortals, gods, and Buddhas, indistinct and incomplete, while murderous qi surged forth in rolling waves.

Merely held in someone's hand, the flying sword emitted an aura of slaughter and ferocity that shot toward the heavens, as if intending to pierce through heaven and earth, tear apart the universe, its momentum overwhelming!

"This sword?"

Wei Wei Wanhua's primordial spirit forced out her last breath to ask.

"Ani..."

Chen Heng's expression remained silent:

"Today, it is I, Chen Heng, who relies on this sword to execute you!"

When these words ended.

Wei Wei Wanhua's primordial spirit flickered slightly, could no longer hold on, and completely vanished into dust and smoke, never to exist again.

"..."

Witnessing this scene.

Dun Dun Jiesuo let out a long sigh, his heart relaxing immensely, and he involuntarily shivered.

He immediately burst into several loud laughs, shifted his gaze to look at Chen Heng, and was just about to speak when.

He saw Chen Heng merely turn slightly sideways, looking at the broken sword lying on the muddy ground.

His face was calm, his eyes deep, cool, and obscure, saying not a single word...

"The Qinglu Sword? This sword is merely a mid-grade talismanic artifact; how could it withstand the Dharma might of a Jin Dan True Person? That it broke is truly within the realm of common sense!"

Dun Dun Jiesuo stepped forward, lowered his head, frowned, and glanced at it a few times; seeing that the spiritual light of the Qinglu Sword had completely vanished, clearly rendering it a piece of scrap iron, he could not help but shake his head:

"With the Ani Sword in hand, this sword is indeed of little use to you... However, strangely enough, the grade of the Ani Sword is extraordinarily high, far beyond what your current cultivation could ever command.

But now, although this broken fragment has not generated true consciousness like our magical treasures, precisely because of this, it is perfectly suited for your use; is this not wonderful? The workings of Heaven's creation are truly mysterious and bizarre!"

Chen Heng did not answer, only raising his eyelids to glance at the sky, saying in a faint voice:

"Rain is coming."

Dun Dun Jiesuo did not understand, following his line of sight to glance over, seeing only that the sky was pitch black like ink, utterly chaotic.

After a loud clap of thunder roared.

Suddenly.

Rain lines wove together, continuous as a net.

Looking out in all directions, heaven and earth were a single expanse of white mist, hazy and indistinct, making it impossible to distinguish up from down or east from west...

"Will Senior Sister blame me for killing this person?"

Suddenly.

Dun Dun Jiesuo heard a faint voice transmit from beside him.

"This..."

Dun Dun Jiesuo scratched his head, momentarily choked for words.

Even though he prided himself on being widely experienced, facing today's scene, he did not know what would be good to say.

And before Dun Dun Jiesuo could rack his brains to come up with a reply.

Chen Heng already smiled calmly, shaking his head:

"Forget it; I merely spoke a foolish remark."

He lowered his brows, raised his hand, and stored the Qinglu Sword, broken into two sections, into his sleeve; his movements were steady and natural, his expression unchanged from start to finish, revealing no fluctuation of emotion.

This behavior made Dun Dun Jiesuo, standing nearby, twitch his eyelids wildly, feeling an inexplicable sense of unease.

"Uh, today this person desired to kill you, and you killed her; this is only human nature, nothing worthy of criticism... As for Chen Chen Yushu, his conduct was entirely like that of a mad dog; whenever he sees a benefit or profit, he will act, caring nothing for killing kin or friends."

Dun Dun Jiesuo chose his words carefully and spoke solemnly:

"You have already attempted to spare Wei Wei Wanhua several times, yet this person stubbornly refused to be sensible, insisting on killing you; in this old man's opinion—"

"Senior, please set your mind at ease; I am not so fragile as to let this matter depress my nature or cause me to lose my firm resolve from now on. I have once made a vow: to come to this world, I must seek the Supreme Immortal Dao and immortal longevity..."

He shook his head, speaking softly:

"Only I can verify myself!"

As his voice fell.

Chen Heng extended his hand to grasp, seizing the damaged Elephant-Swallowing Bead not far away into his palm, then immediately pressed it fiercely against the center of his brow!

(End of Chapter)