Chapter 394

The intense fist wind created an energy barrier of a thousand miles, piercing through ten thousand miles of clouds amidst the roaring wind; the shattered cloud threads exploded in the air into a wide ring, booming and scattering in all directions.

Ku Ye, who was planning to cast a curse on the little Jianzhu, shouted "not good" and subconsciously blocked with his arm; in an instant, he felt a great mountain crash into him, and his figure was blasted out of the smoke.

The withered Spirit Travel expert opened his eyes wide, revealing himself under the night for the first time, his face instantly becoming ferocious.

He had been staring closely at the little Jianzhu of Spirit Sword Mountain, feeling that only the other party could be considered his threat.

He never thought that in the blink of an eye, he would be exposed by the punch of that realm-charger.

But he had clearly been hit by two curse-killings.

Ku Ye had plenty of combat experience; with just a moment of astonishment, mysterious light exploded around his body, forming the appearance of all methods accompanying him as it swayed.

Amidst the roaring of scorching thunder magic, wind and rain gathered into a group, instantly forming a rigid protective body, colliding fiercely with Ji You's thunder-like straight punch, and the exploding magnificent energy wave pressed down.

Amidst the wild wind, everyone swept away the wind and sand with their sleeves, looking at the figure standing proudly in the void, scorching like fire, their eyes extremely astonished.

That punch came too suddenly, and too swiftly, and it was also completely beyond everyone's expectations.

Because in their consciousness, even if Ji You was not in a dying state, he must have been injured at the foundation and unable to get up.

But they never thought he would punch his way out, full of life and vigor, directly crushing the other party's hiding place.

However, soon, everyone saw Ji You's most real state at present.

He was still wearing the white robe he had on when he entered the cave to charge the realm, but that white robe was already blooming with large patches of blood, soaking the entire lapel.

And between his tightly closed lips, moist blood was still flashing continuously, clearly a sign of injury.

But after two curse-killings and being forcibly interrupted in the process of charging the realm, the backlash Ji You received should have been even more severe than it was now, but his current state did not match.

Ji You's physical body was powerful, worthy of being called defense-invincible, but curse-killing was aimed at the soul, and the backlash of charging a realm was also from the inside out, having no connection with his physical body at all.

They also didn't believe the saying that there was no backlash even if a physical body realm failed to charge a realm, because if there really wasn't, given Ji You's personality, he wouldn't have relied on the leaking spiritual energy of the Sages' Holy Land while also using so many spirit stones as a guarantee.

The only possibility...

Thinking of this, a group of family heads seemed to have thought of something, freezing their eyes suddenly, their expressions becoming more complex than before.

"So that's how it is; it seems the second one didn't hit at all..."

Qiu Hanyue was instantly bewildered after hearing this: "What second one didn't hit?"

Also not understanding were Tang Minghao, Sheng Xiyu, Liu Qichen, and other Central Province family disciples, who turned to look at their elders one after another.

"The second curse-killing performed by that person didn't actually hit Ji You, but was used as an opportunity to cover it up."

"?"

Hearing this, everyone was even more confused, because the second curse-killing was watched by everyone falling toward the Dongshan, and Ji You's aura of charging the realm also stopped abruptly at that moment.

All signs indicated that Ji You was hit by that second curse-killing, thus failing to charge the realm; why would their elders reach such a conclusion?

These young disciples were puzzled, and they saw the Qiu family head speak lightly with a solemn gaze.

"Ji You must have calculated the timing, made preparations in advance, and interrupted his breakthrough on his own a moment before the second curse-killing fell. That second curse-killing didn't hit him, but was blocked by him; he also took the opportunity to quickly restrain his aura, appearing as if he were dying."

"Why would he do this...?"

"Perhaps from the moment the little Jianzhu was in danger, he had already given up on charging the realm and waited until now, finally finding the other party's position by borrowing that third killing intent."

As the voice fell, everyone looked at the blood-covered man in astonishment.

Why did Ji You still have the strength to take action after two curse-killings and the backlash of breaking through the realm?

That was because the breakthrough was voluntarily abandoned by him, and he only suffered one curse-killing attack.

But why did he decide to give up breaking through the realm in advance and calculate all the timing before he even knew if the little Jianzhu could have a backup plan to solve the crisis?

It was because that Spirit Travel expert not only killed him but first directed his killing intent toward Yuan Caiwei, then toward Cao Jingsong, and finally even toward the little Jianzhu.

Even if he didn't break through the realm, he had to kill this person.

After thinking this through, they suddenly understood why the little Jianzhu of Spirit Sword Mountain was no longer anxious when the curse-killing came just now, and even instantly turned her killing intent toward the mastermind, as if she was no longer worried about what was behind her.

That was because she understood her Dao companion; even if she didn't know what Ji You was going to do at the time, she believed he wouldn't really let himself fall into a dangerous situation, and she believed he wouldn't sit in the mountain and wait for death.

They were true Dao companions.

Although the various events at the Dao Discussion Assembly had already proven that they were Dao companions, because the status gap was clearly placed there, many people still didn't believe it, and there were even many conspiracy theorists who dragged this matter into the opposition between the Northern and Southern immortal sects.

But until this moment, they truly confirmed that these two were really Dao companions.

Because the matter of hearts being connected has never been a lie since ancient times.

"The physical body is tense, the aura is pushing outward; Ji You's punch just now was holding on by sheer force."

"Interrupting a breakthrough on one's own is no different from suicide, and the subsequent impact of the backlash from voluntarily giving up the breakthrough might be even more severe. From this point of view, although this Spirit Travel expert was exposed, the task was considered completed quite well."

On the hillside, Huo Xingzhong and Chen Luo whispered to each other.

In the thousand years of human history, examples of failing to break through a realm and suffering backlash were everywhere, but there had never been a case where someone who failed to break through a realm could successfully break through a second time.

Because realm backlash has always been from the inside out, damaging the core foundation of the cultivator; just like how Dao-perceiving cultivators would lose their connection to heaven and man after suffering backlash, and Ji You's physical body was hard and unyielding, the consequences might be even more severe.

If he was unlucky, he would become a cripple after the energy was exhausted; if he was luckier, he might still be able to stabilize his Boundless combat power, but for the immortal sects, it was already considered controllable.

Thinking of this, the two almost sighed in relief in their hearts at the same time.

Because such a Ji You would never again be a demon in their Dao hearts, and would not make them have the obsession that "I am not as good as him."

With a loud boom, the blood-bathed Ji You landed on the collapsed cliff after exchanging blows with Ku Ye, blood constantly overflowing from his mouth.

The backlash he suffered was indeed very severe; the spiritual fire rampaging in his body burned his meridians, and the energy that counterattacked made his internal organs bleed continuously.

Although he looked unscathed on the surface, his inside could already be described as "riddled with holes."

"Young Master."

"Son-in-law..."

Ding Yao and Zhuo Wanqiu were supporting Yuan Caiwei and Cao Jingsong respectively; seeing Ji You's miserable state, all four couldn't help but call out softly.

Ji You turned his head and waved his hand at them, signaling that he wouldn't die for the time being, while also turning his head to look at the little Jianzhu of Spirit Sword Mountain.

After a slight pause, Ji You tilted his head in confusion: "Why have you gotten a bit fatter?"

Kuangcheng Yan Shuyi: "..."

Ji You reacted instantly and quickly changed his words: "Being a bit fatter is also cute."

Hearing this, the sword intent in Kuangcheng Yan Shuyi's eyes stirred; she thought to herself that calling you a scoundrel was a compliment—the little Heavenly Academy disciple was just a stupid pig.

Can you still talk about love when you're injured like this?

Everyone heard the conversation between the two and was somewhat surprised by Ji You's thick-skinned nature.

But what surprised them even more was that although the little Jianzhu who was praised as cute was still like an iceberg beauty, what was hidden in her eyes was only a trace of coquettish anger, without the slightest disgust; instead, her cheeks gradually flushed pink.

This kind of shy anger like an ordinary woman was something she had never shown to the world.

Back at the Heavenly Dao Assembly, everyone said that the relationship between the two must be female-superior and male-inferior; until they saw this scene, they realized they were wrong.

The little Jianzhu who likes someone is no different from an ordinary woman who likes someone; she also has the temperament of a little woman, and although she is cold on the surface, her eyes are full of that person's figure.

Just at this moment, a loud explosion suddenly came from the sky.

Ku Ye, who had exchanged a punch with Ji You and shattered the cliff, had a ferocious face; like a meteor, he rose into the sky, turning around to head straight for beyond the heavens.

He was not afraid of Ji You; after all, he was a Spirit Travel Realm powerhouse, so what was there to fear when facing a Boundless combat power?

The one he was truly afraid of was the little Jianzhu of Spirit Sword Mountain, because once he was completely exposed from his hidden state, he had no ability to confront the power of the holy artifact head-on.

What's more, whether the target was interrupted in charging the realm by himself or interrupted the charging on his own, the task was considered completed, so there was naturally no need to stay any longer.

Kuangcheng Yan Shuyi did indeed freeze her gaze in an instant, wanting to instantly crush him into a sky full of blood rain, but at this moment, she suddenly caught a glimpse of her scoundrel husband shaking his head.

"Don't take action."

"Why..."

Before Kuangcheng Yan Shuyi could finish her words, the shattered cliff was trampled into powder by Ji You as he leaped, and then his whole person leaped into the air to kill.

The Sages' Holy Land was already full of cracks, and everything near the gaps would be annihilated by nothingness; Ku Ye was not familiar with the terrain, and his escape speed was slowed down quite a bit.

At the edge of the cracks, spatial fragments fell into the absolute nothingness below like peeling wall skin.

He used all his mind to avoid the spatial crack that had opened under his feet, but felt a scorching and violent fist wind suddenly kill him, instantly covering the entire sky above him.

The fist did not bring wind, but a substantial, high-pressure energy wall; at that time, the air was extremely compressed, turning into a milky white mist-like energy barrier, exploding in front of his eyes.

With a boom, the accompanying methods were like boiling water, being smashed into mysterious light; Ku Ye's body instantly lost control, like a stone thrown by a catapult, shattering the thin clouds and mist along the way, and was smashed back to the Dongshan again.

As smoke and dust rose, gravel flew, and endless wild winds roared in his ears, Ku Ye's entire body's energy was raised to the peak, and he was ready to face the holy artifact head-on.

But unexpectedly, even though that Spirit Sword Mountain Jianzhu was at the foot of the Dongshan, she just looked at him coldly and did not take action...