Chapter 1169: The Jibei's Number One Sword Talent

Listening to the conversation between Teacher Lu and that voice, Su Yuan felt somewhat flustered and uneasy. Taking advantage of the moment when no one was paying attention to him, he secretly drank a sip of Enlightenment Tea, and immediately felt his limbs and bones become much more transparent, light and airy, as if he didn't exist at all, and moving about became extraordinarily easy.

"This, this is..."

That voice expressed astonishment. He had drunk Enlightenment Tea countless times in his life, but never had it possessed such power.

What year is this Enlightenment Tea from?

The Jibei simply does not have Enlightenment Tea of this grade. Who exactly is the other party, able to produce it so easily?

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"Who exactly are you, fellow Daoist?" That voice withdrew its previous arrogance, realizing that Lu Yang's origins far exceeded his imagination. He was very likely an existence comparable to, or even stronger than, his former self in life.

If someone is stronger than me, it can only be someone at the Tribulation Transcendence stage.

"When asking about someone's identity, you should first introduce who you are."

That voice let out a long, lingering sigh: "What you say is quite right, fellow Daoist, but I truly have forgotten my former identity."

Lu Yang narrowed his eyes slightly: "Then what can you still remember?"

"I am a cultivator of the Jibei, at the peak of the Unity stage. I encountered a great calamity and originally intended to possess the body of a frozen little beggar in the city. I never expected that after the possession, I would fall into a deep sleep, while that little beggar came back to life."

Hearing this, Su Yuan was quite startled: "That little beggar..." "It's you."

Su Yuan's expression was bewildered. His childhood memories were very vague; he could not recall what had happened.

"What great calamity?" Lu Yang asked, stroking his chin. This was what he wanted to know.

"I can't remember. I only remember it was an enemy so powerful that it could not be defeated."

To force a peak Unity-stage expert to possess another body to escape death, the opponent must either possess the strength of one's own master, or be a cultivator at the Tribulation Transcendence stage.

"Little Su, since you have nothing going on at home, I can rest easy." Lu Yang, unable to gather more information, rose to leave.

Su Yuan let out an exclamation: "This still counts as having nothing going on at home?"

"Alright, seeing you off here." Before leaving, Lu Yang instructed: "That voice won't harm you, but you shouldn't believe everything he says. He himself just said that you are inexperienced in the ways of the world and unaware of the treachery of human hearts, so you should also have your due precautions."

"You!" That voice sounded somewhat angry. Lu Yang pretended not to hear and left Su Yuan's home.

"Old man, one roasted sweet potato." On the way back, Lu Yang rubbed his ears, making them red, pretending to be just like the passersby, all frozen red from the cold.

"I hadn't noticed before, but this little brat Su Yuan has a sufficiently strong soul." On the road, Lu Yang spoke while eating the sweet potato.

He gently peeled the already soft and tender skin, revealing the orange-yellow flesh inside, which glowed with an enticing luster. Warmth slowly rose, condensing into tiny mist droplets in the cold air, intertwining with the falling snowflakes, enveloping Lu Yang's face. Taking a bite, it was soft and glutinous, sweet fragrance filling the air.

Su Yuan's soul realm is at the peak of the Unity stage. Throughout Mu Xue City, no cultivator could discern this fact, unless Lu Yang's soul fluctuations happened to be at the Tribulation Transcendence stage; otherwise, no clue could be seen.

"Not bad, just a Unity-stage cultivator." In the mental space, the Immortal Maiden of Eternity built a small semi-circular house out of snow, lounging lazily inside, not feeling the cold at all.

"Indeed, it's a split personality."

What Su Yuan does not know is that if it were a possession, he would be just like Lu Yang, able to converse with the Immortal Maiden of Eternity in the mental space. And when that voice speaks, from beginning to end, it uses Su Yuan's body. In other words, that voice is actually also Su Yuan.

The fact that Su Yuan's body contains only one soul can also attest to this conclusion.

According to Lu Yang's speculation, it should have been ten years ago when that voice fought a person, was defeated, and possessed a deceased little beggar from Mu Xue City.

It is unknown whether it was due to that voice suffering heavy injuries, or the little beggar's body being too weak, but in any case, an accident occurred during the possession process. That voice fell into a deep sleep and also lost his memories, with a wisp of his soul splitting off to become the new little beggar, namely Su Yuan.

Now, as Su Yuan practices the Tiger Roar Fist, the generated yang and rigid energy awakens that voice. From their brief exchange, it appears that voice has not realized that Su Yuan is another of his personalities.

Perhaps that voice will continually tempt Su Yuan, urging him to accept his power and thus control Su Yuan's body, or perhaps Su Yuan will resist the temptation and gain that voice's power.

The final outcome depends entirely on how Su Yuan chooses.

"Have you heard? Shi Shi Lou is coming to our Mu Xue City." During the break between the first half of the class, students gathered together, whispering, gesturing with hands and feet, eyebrows twitching, showing that Shi Shi Lou carries great weight in their hearts.

"Is it the great hero Shi Shi Lou who punishes evil and promotes good?" Gong Che asked excitedly. Shi Shi Lou punishes evil and promotes good, his fame spreading far and wide in the Jibei. Who among the youth does not admire him?

The number one sword talent in the Jibei—just this title alone can attract countless admirers.

"Yes, it's him. It is said he was drawn here by the sword qi of that peerless sword cultivator during the beast tide, wanting to observe those sword qi."

"I also heard he once crossed swords with Lu Yang and Lu Tianjiao. Is that true?" Shi Yi was very excited, unable to sit still.

"It's true. They were opponents in the Sword Questioning Grand Ceremony held at the Sword Pavilion. It is said that the opponent Lu Tianjiao encountered in that ceremony, aside from the Sword Pavilion's heir Ming Lou, was none other than Shi Shi Lou as the strongest!" Gong Che said, after all, his family are cultivators and know more than ordinary people.

A clash of titans has always been an attractive topic, especially when it involves Shi Shi Lou and Lu Yang, these geniuses renowned both in the Jibei and throughout the Cultivation Realm.

Shi Shi Lou—when Lu Yang heard this name, he was momentarily stunned. Hearing Gong Che say this, he then recalled who Shi Shi Lou was.

Indeed, he was a formidable opponent encountered at the Sword Questioning Grand Ceremony. Against other opponents, I only needed one sword, but to deal with Shi Shi Lou, I had to use three swords before finally defeating him.

"Alright, stop discussing and get to class." Lu Yang shouted. The students responded unwillingly, as they were still in the midst of their lively discussion.

The gate of the martial hall burst open violently, a piercing cold wind rushed in backward, and a black-clad swordsman appeared in the martial hall. Hurriedly, they shut the door.

Shi Shi Lou breathed a sigh of relief. Someone had accidentally recognized him, causing crowds to fill the streets. He was unfamiliar with the place and could only find a random spot to hide.

Shi Shi Lou turned around and discovered that thirty-three students, with sixty-six eyes, were all staring at him in unison, making him somewhat embarrassed.

Suddenly he noticed the teacher giving the lesson. He stepped back several steps, almost tripping over the threshold: "Is it you?"

He quickly looked up at the plaque above. Indeed, this is the martial hall, not the city lord's mansion.

"Focus your attention. This person is the teacher's friend." Lu Yang said calmly, then glanced at Shi Shi Lou once more.

"Keep quiet, don't disturb my class. After class, we two can talk again." Shi Shi Lou nodded honestly.