Gu Pinglin watched the gerbil come out again and said, "If you can't pay, you can only return the goods. Is there a problem?"
Duan Qingming said: "You know very well that I can't recall Wind Sword Twelve."
Gu Pinglin stood up and said, "How about I exchange it for something else?"
Duan Qingming nodded: "Go ahead."
Gu Pinglin turned to look at him, but changed the subject: "Sword Master Qi finally created his own swordsmanship. The power of the sword just now is comparable to Gu Ying's swordsmanship."
"It's far from it," Duan Qingming said, "It's just an upgrade of Chaoge's swordsmanship, the essence remains the same, the name 'Cloud Sword' is worthy of its name."
"How about the Cloud Sword?"
"Clouds, floating around, will leak rain sooner or later."
Hearing this comment, Gu Pinglin couldn't help but laugh: "Where are the Thirteen Swords of Lanting?"
Duan Qingming thought without hesitation: "It has some merits, but it is not good enough to be compared with Gu Ying's swordsmanship."
Gu Pinglin suddenly asked: "Where is the formation sword?"
Duan Qingming looked at him and chuckled, "Useless swordsmanship."
This comment can be said to be very impolite. Gu Pinglin nodded: "Yes, I created it to make up for the lack of talent. It is indeed not very meaningful for people with good talent. The way of heaven is fair and gives everyone the opportunity to practice swordsmanship. It is more meaningful for a waste to surpass a genius."
Duan Qingming asked: "You said so much, are you trying to pay off your debt with sword skills?"
Gu Pinglin said: "How about my strongest sword move?"
Duan Qingming narrowed his eyes slightly.
Gu Pinglin said calmly: "No one can match you in the sword art today. You also know the advantages of the sword art. I created this art in the past in an attempt to compete with you. Unfortunately, you have never seen my strongest sword moves, so I reaped the fruits of my own labor. It is a pity. My path has been difficult in the past fifty years, but I have made some progress in sword art. Don't you want to see it?"
Duan Qingming said: "The way of formation sword is good, but my current interest is the Lanting Thirteen Swords. You have seen Li Moqing use his sword. How do your sword moves compare to his?"
Gu Pinglin said: "With just this one move, I win. If it's the complete Lan Ting Thirteen Swords, it's hard to say."
Duan Qingming smiled and said, "Then I might as well wait and see the Lanting Thirteen Swords."
Gu Pinglin asked: "You think it's not worth it?"
"I believe it's worth it," Duan Qingming paused, "but aren't you afraid of arousing my interest again?"
"You attacked the Lingxin Sect because you knew I would come looking for you. Has your interest ever faded?"
"Then you still come."
Gu Pinglin was silent for a moment, then said, "Because of the Moon Tracing Scroll and Creation Art, although I did not want them, you gave up your ascension to save me, so I was able to live my life again. This is an unchangeable fact, and I am very grateful to you."
Duan Qingming said "hmm", "So?"
Gu Pinglin said: "I have never wanted to be your enemy. You are the unparalleled genius of the Xuanming Sect, you can do whatever you want, your swordsmanship is unique, I am not only grateful, but also very envious of you."
Duan Qingming said: "So you used the Sword King Pavilion to investigate the Heart Sword Sect and pushed the pawn of the Wanfa Sect to me to cause trouble for me?"
Gu Pinglin said: "I'm sorry, I'm not sure whether this matter will affect the Lingxin Sect, so I can't just sit there and watch."
Duan Qingming said: "If you open your heart to me, you have really changed."
Gu Pinglin neither admitted nor denied: "Duan Qingming, you have such a talent, and now I have been rescued by you. We owe each other nothing. Why don't you focus on the path of Taoism? Your world should not be limited to this one."
"It's really touching," Duan Qingming said, "Are you here to impress me this time? Or do you think that if you impress me, the next test will become easier?"
Gu Pinglin said: "If a few words can move you, then I can say a few more words."
"What do you want to say?"
"The purpose of the Wanfa Gate."
Duan Qingming smiled and said, "You have decided on the Wanfa Gate."
Gu Pinglin said, "Originally, there was no Zixiao Palace incident. The Lingxin Sect was besieged because of me, and the small spiritual eye was destroyed. Now the Lingxin Sect is fine, but the Zixiao Palace was wiped out, and the Baitou Mountain Spirit Eye was sealed. There must be a connection between these two events, and there is a huge secret hidden behind them. The spiritual energy of the Xuanming Sect is unreasonable, which is even more intriguing. When I was investigating the Baitou Mountain Spirit Eye, the Wanfa Sect bribed you to intervene, which further confirmed this point."
Duan Qingming nodded and said, "At that time, I used my spiritual eyes to divert your attention, but you exposed it."
"The Spirit Eye is a false illusion used to confuse me. The Wanfa Sect has other purposes. I originally thought so," Gu Pinglin said, "until I found that the Heart Sword Sect was replaced by people from the Demon Realm. Then I felt something was wrong."
"What's wrong?"
"The Heart Sword Sect was replaced too thoroughly. You and the people behind the scenes would not leave such obvious clues for me." Gu Pinglin stared at him closely. "Let me guess, the Heart Sword Sect is the fog you released. The key is still the Paektu Mountain Spirit Eye."
Duan Qingming's expression remained calm: "What do you mean?"
Gu Pinglin said, "You know me too well, so you deliberately sent people to stop me from investigating the Paektu Mountain Spirit Eye in order to create something out of nothing. As expected, I became suspicious and thought that the Spirit Eye was a cover, so I turned to investigate other spiritual veins. In fact, the Paektu Mountain Spirit Eye is the focus of the whole thing."
Duan Qingming said: "Whatever you think is fine."
Gu Pinglin agreed with him and said, "Yes, it's just a game. You are just adding fuel to the fire to achieve your goal."
Duan Qingming said "Oh": "What is my purpose?"
"It's my turn to chase you."
The black eyes on the other side indeed became sharp.
Gu Pinglin did not give him time to think when he was wavering. He continued quickly, "Let me guess. Wanfamen is not your target. Their goal is your goal. What is their goal? Something important related to the earth veins and the spirit eye. Hmm... could it be the spiritual energy? If the spiritual energy changes, it will indeed be enough to affect the entire cultivation world. You used the Moon Tracing Light Scroll to destroy their plan. This time you are not going to stop them, and you are even going to help them secretly."
The person on the other side listened with a smile, his expression calm.
Gu Pinglin has confirmed his guess: "Your choice is very dangerous."
Duan Qingming finally spoke, but his question was irrelevant: "How much do you remember?"
"Just remember this sentence," Gu Pinglin said frankly, "If you don't do this, it will be difficult for you to reveal your flaws."
Duan Qingming chuckled.
Gu Pinglin frowned and said, "Isn't it better to ascend to the outside world? Why stop and play such a dangerous game?"
Duan Qingming did not answer, but stood up, and immediately became much taller than Gu Pinglin. He walked slowly to the front of Gu Pinglin and said, "I think I understand how your brother Duan lost." He lowered his head slightly and looked into Gu Pinglin's eyes. "You have learned how to lie. Even I can't help but want to be fooled by you."
Familiar pressure was approaching, but Gu Pinglin remained silent.
"Your flattery and weakness at the beginning were all meant to influence me. Your test was successful," Duan Qingming said. "Did you get the information you wanted?"
Gu Pinglin said: "I have some clues."
Duan Qingming casually picked up a red fruit from the plate and fed it to his lips: "Your fighting spirit always attracts me."
Gu Pinglin pushed him away decisively: "I also admire your ability to play with people's hearts."
Duan Qingming fed him again: "Your eyes always stay on insignificant people. Lan Feiyu disregards ethics and has improper thoughts about his master. I am not playing tricks on them, but helping them."
"Disregarding ethics, do you care about these things? You are just toying with them, watching them turn against each other, proving that their emotions are fragile and ridiculous, and making Lan Feiyu willingly stay in the Sword King Pavilion, that is your purpose." Gu Pinglin pushed again, but failed.
Duan Qingming raised his eyebrows.
Gu Pinglin stared at him.
"You admitted defeat," Duan Qingming said with an unclear expression, "This is not the attitude of a loser."
Gu Pinglin pursed his lips.
"You admitted defeat, but there was reluctance in your eyes," Duan Qingming smiled and touched his lips with the red fruit, not allowing him to resist, "Since you took the initiative to come to see me and still owe me money, then in front of me, you should have the awareness of a loser and accept my reasonable request."
“That’s not a reasonable request.”
"I can spare you the Feather Coins."
Gu Pinglin remained silent.
"Eat it, it's worth a thousand Caiyu," Duan Qingming tapped his lips, "Or, you don't really admit defeat?"
Gu Pinglin said: "I refuse, what can you do?"
Duan Qingming said calmly: "Then you can't leave the Blood Moon Miasma Valley."
Gu Pinglin turned his face slightly.
Duan Qingming asked, "Aren't you afraid? Do you think I won't touch you?"
"I don't know you well enough, but I know him," Gu Pinglin said, "He comes from you, and some things will never change."
Duan Qingming became interested: "Oh? What is it?"
Gu Pinglin did not answer.
"I really won't kill you," Duan Qingming said, "but I can detain you and let the Lingxin Sect exchange you for money, or hand you over to the Wanfa Sect. An unimportant loser should be used to gain the greatest benefit. You said that I don't care about any rules. But the Lingxin Sect is leaderless. They don't know anything about what is going to happen, right? Without you, who will save them?"
"Duan Qingming!"
"You have a choice."
Gu Pinglin looked at the red fruit but did not move.
Duan Qingming held his chin.
Gu Pinglin instinctively released the sword intent, but it dissipated before it hit the person opposite him.
Duan Qingming laughed, threw the red fruit to the gerbil, and stroked his face: "Look, your pride won't allow you to bow your head, Gu Pinglin, how could you admit defeat? You were born to follow me."
Gu Pinglin avoided his hand: "What are you testing again?"
Duan Qingming said, "Well, I have a question. If you can answer it, I will forgive you." Without waiting for Gu Pinglin to respond, he continued, "We used to be good brothers from the same sect. The Lingxin Sect is still safe and sound, which shows that I didn't do anything. So what made you decide to kill me? Because of Yue Songting's death?"
Gu Pinglin said: "It's not you."
"You yourself said that he came from me. You don't guard against me because he is me, and I am the real Duan Qingming." Without any warning, Duan Qingming suddenly held his hand.
It was not an aggressive action like tapping the pulse, but an extremely ambiguous touch.
His body almost tensed up and relaxed quickly at the same time, and Gu Pinglin looked at him without changing his expression.
Duan Qingming's expression was unpredictable: "What a quick reaction."
"What do you want to test?"
"What do I want to test?"
"Um?"
Duan Qingming raised his hand, and raised his hand as well, and asked repeatedly: "What do I want to test?"
Gu Pinglin reacted and pulled his hand away suddenly, but was unable to break free.
The sword realm spread out like smoke, enveloping the two of them. The yellow sand and dead trees all disappeared, leaving only a galaxy of stars. Points of light around them flew away like shooting stars, and a cool breeze blew.
The sword energy was so strong that it was hard to underestimate it. Duan Qingming was forced to let go, stepped back a few steps, and looked carefully.
However, as soon as Gu Pinglin escaped, he immediately put away his sword realm. The galaxy disappeared, the sky light reappeared, and the remaining force rolled up a large piece of yellow sand.
Duan Qingming stood in the wind and sand, looking at him with interest.
Gu Pinglin's face was as gloomy as water. This person was not testing him, but was just teasing him with the relationship between Li Moqing and Lan Feiyu. In the past, he would never have tolerated it, but now his calmness only made things worse.
"What do I need to test?" Duan Qingming was obviously pleased by his reaction. "What are you trying to hide?"
The true energy surged in his body, and it was difficult to suppress it. Gu Pinglin suddenly felt that his breath was not smooth, and he said calmly: "I am not interested in playing this kind of game with you anymore. People will change."
"I don't mind this kind of intimacy anymore."
"Duan Qingming," Gu Pinglin paused, "Enough is enough."
"Are you talking to him or me?" Duan Qingming's eyes were charming. "He will stop when he has had enough, so you are commanding me with the same words. You see, in your heart, I am him."
Gu Pinglin was silent.
That's right, the person in front of me has no idea how to stop. These words don't exist in his consciousness, and I inadvertently treat him with the same attitude I would treat another person.
Unexpectedly, Duan Qingming turned around and walked back to his seat: "In my new life, I gave you a chance to kill me, but you didn't seize it, and now you have to bear the consequences."
Gu Pinglin breathed a sigh of relief: "Similarly, I didn't kill you, why didn't you cherish the opportunity?"
"That's my business."
"I will not sit idly by and watch your and Wanfamen's plans."
"Aren't you afraid of bringing trouble to the Lingxin Sect?"
"If I don't stop you, it will also affect the Lingxin Sect. I have no choice."
Duan Qingming sat back on the couch, his eyes no longer smiling: "In this life, you really have been persistent in pursuing me."
Gu Pinglin ignored the words and said, "I would like to stay in the valley for a few more days to catch up with the two sword masters. I hope you will agree."
"Of course, the Sword King Pavilion welcomes guests," Duan Qingming said, "Master Gu is lucky, the bloody miasma is about to appear, so we can stay and enjoy this great spectacle."
"Thank you. Goodbye." Gu Pinglin bowed slightly and turned around. He saw endless yellow sand in front of him. The road he came from disappeared. "Formation?"
Duan Qingming said: "Let's go now, have you forgotten something?"
Gu Pinglin turned around and looked at him: "You have seen the sword moves."
Duan Qingming said: "Not worth it, I only watched half of the move."
"One thousand colorful feathers is exactly the price of half a move."
“So expensive.”
"Wind Sword Twelve is also very expensive. I am just giving him a taste of his own medicine."
Duan Qingming was not angry at his aggressive behavior, saying, "Since we are both cleared, please go ahead."
Gu Pinglin didn't move.
Duan Qingming said slowly: "Can you still use the sword at this moment?"
After the meeting at Yunya, Gu Pinglin had already vaguely sensed the changes in his dantian. He did not expect the timing to be so coincidental. He had just used a new sword move and there were signs of a breakthrough. The breakthrough in the inner elixir realm was no small matter. Gu Pinglin originally wanted to rush to Qi Wan'er as soon as possible, but he was still discovered.
At this time, the true energy is running on its own and cannot be suppressed. It urgently needs to be regulated and guided. This is not the time to use the sword to break the formation!