"Junior Brother Gu?" Bu Shuihan was surprised and looked inside the door. "Why are you here? Where is Junior Brother Duan?" Then he realized it himself: "You are here to look for Junior Brother Duan as well. Miss Qi seems to be in trouble. She won't tell me when I ask her..."
"Is Wan'er here?" Qi Yanfeng interrupted him.
Facing her tearful eyes, Bu Shuihan was at a loss: "Brother Qi is here... Brother Yao found him, they are all fine."
Seeing that she was covered in blood but not seriously injured, Gu Pinglin asked, "Where is Shi Daxiu?"
It would have been better if he didn't ask. As soon as he asked casually, Qi Yanfeng started crying again: "We met Yan Sen, he told me to escape first, I... woo woo..."
Bu Shuihan was stunned for a moment and asked hurriedly, "Where are they?"
Qi Yanfeng immediately raised his hand: "Over there, I ran about sixty or seventy miles."
After running for sixty or seventy miles in Duyin Land, plus the delay, the battle over there might have ended. Bu Shuihan looked at her, then looked at Pinglin, and finally said, "I'll ask Senior Brother Jiang to go over and take a look." Then he fled.
Gu Pinglin had roughly guessed what had happened. Yan Sen was a very mixed person, not distinguishing between friend and foe. He had recognized Qi Yanfeng when he first went to the Creation Cave. Now that he had probably discovered that Qi Yanfeng had formed an inner elixir and had made some achievements in swordsmanship, he was jealous and wanted to capture her to refine the Soul Sword.
Gu Pinglin was about to speak when Duan Qingming came out from behind him and said, "I'm afraid Shi Ling can't beat Yan Sen. Why didn't you say so earlier, cousin?"
Qi Yanfeng stepped back timidly, bowed his head and cried, "It's not that I don't want to say it, I want to save him, but everyone knows that he used to be a member of Huanletian, and he has many enemies. I'm afraid..."
"Sister!" Qi Wan'er hurried upstairs. Seeing Qi Yanfeng was really here, he was overjoyed at first, but then he became nervous. He stepped forward and held her hand. "How did you get into this state? Who hurt you?"
Yao Feng followed behind, standing silently by the railing, watching his siblings talk.
When Qi Yanfeng saw his brother, he burst into laughter and said, "I'm not hurt."
Qi Wan'er pulled her over and looked at her carefully for several times. Seeing that she was indeed fine, she breathed a sigh of relief and said dissatisfiedly: "Duyin Land is dangerous. Is Shi Ling confused to bring you in!"
Qi Yanfeng looked at Duan Qingming, his eyes red again: "I asked him to bring me here... I heard that you were trapped in here."
Qi Wan'er was stunned for a moment, and then she looked ashamed: "I'm fine, Brother Yao is here, but I'm sorry that you have to suffer." He looked around: "Where's the season?"
Qi Yanfeng just cried.
Duan Qingming gave a brief explanation, and Qi Wan'er was horrified when she heard it: "Oh no, the soul sword style of that old devil Yan Sen is extraordinary. I'm afraid... Brother Yao, I have to go and take a look!"
Yao Feng nodded and followed him away.
Duan Qingming leaned over the railing and looked into the distance. After a while, he turned sideways and asked, "Cousin, are you going?"
Qi Yanfeng sobbed: "Of course... of course."
Gu Pinglin suddenly asked: "Miss Qi has reached the inner alchemy realm?"
Qi Yanfeng wiped his tears and nodded: "The method my cousin deduced is very good. I have just formed an inner elixir."
Gu Pinglin said, "Hmm," "Let's go take a look."
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There was no sunlight in the shady place. The thick black soul energy stirred up the yin energy in the sky, making the sky seem even darker. There were constant sounds of fighting in front and stones falling down. The battle was not over yet. This was beyond Gu Pinglin's expectations. Qi Yanfeng also looked happy.
When the three of them arrived at the battlefield, they found the situation was different from what they had imagined. Yan Sen was indeed still fighting, but the opponent was not Shi Ding, but Jun Muzhi, Zhou Yi and two ghost cultivators who had shed their bodies and whose souls were relegated to skeletons. There were also the corpses of two Tiancan Sect disciples next to them. Bu Shuihan, Jiang Wu and Cheng Yi were all standing by and watching the fight.
Jun Muzhi and Zhou Yi no longer concealed their faces. They used the Tiancan Sect's sword technique to attack together. Looking at the corpses next to them, it was clear that none of them were Yan Sen's opponents. However, Jun Muzhi possessed the Dique sword energy passed down by the Can ancestor. Although the old and sick immortal had not taught him how to use it, he had been forced to try to use it after experiencing all these days of exile. It was quite powerful, and the arrival of Bu Shuihan and the others made Yan Sen fearful, and the five of them barely fought to a draw.
Cheng Yi was the first to notice someone coming and greeted them happily: "Pavilion Master, you are right, Yan Sen's Soul Sword Style has not improved!"
"Get lost!" Yan Sen was paying attention to the situation here and cursed angrily, "You two little bastards know nothing!"
Cheng Yi sighed and said, "That's how it is. You are such a weird person. Why don't you listen to the truth?" He ignored Yan Sen who was jumping up and down, and noticed Qi Yanfeng: "Hey, Miss Qi, why are you here?"
Qi Yanfeng said timidly, "Hello, Master Cheng Jian." Seeing Yan Sen looking over, she immediately hid behind Duan Qingming, "Cousin..."
"What's wrong with calling him cousin? Am I afraid of him?" Yan Sen laughed loudly, but in fact he was secretly afraid of him. He said to Duan Qingming, "You little bastard, your delicate cousin really impresses me. She is a good material for sword-making. Why don't you give her to me and I won't bother about what happened before."
Qi Yanfeng was so frightened that his face turned pale and he retreated towards Gu Pinglin.
"Well, it's a good idea," Duan Qingming said calmly, "but I am more accustomed to making conditions to others. How about you enter the Sword King Pavilion, and I will forgive your previous offense."
Qi Yanfeng breathed a sigh of relief.
"Get out!" Yan Sen cursed.
Bu Shuihan and Jiang Wu both looked at Gu Pinglin inquiringly. Gu Pinglin saw that Yan Sen had some energy left, so he shook his head and asked, "Where is Shi Daxiu?"
Bu Shuihan looked at Qi Yanfeng with a complicated expression and did not answer.
"He's dead," Cheng Yi casually pointed to the left, then turned back to watch the battle, "Sword Master Yun has passed by."
Qi Yanfeng cried out softly, tears streaming down his face.
Duan Qingming was obviously not interested in Shi Ling's life or death. Seeing Gu Pinglin walking towards the valley, he raised his eyebrows and asked, "Cousin, don't you want to go and take a look?"
Qi Yanfeng hesitated and followed.
Duan Qingming withdrew his gaze and continued to watch the battle.
In the valley, Qi Wan'er and Yao Feng stood side by side.
There was a man hanging on the high cliff ahead. A branch as thick as a wrist pierced through his chest, nailing him to the rock wall.
Gu Pinglin walked forward and looked up.
Half of his white shirt was stained with blood, which looked somewhat scary in this place full of gloomy energy. However, there was no trace of pain on his handsome face. His eyes were lowered with affection, and he looked particularly peaceful without any romantic air.
Seeing Qi Yanfeng coming over, Qi Wan'er's face immediately changed, and she stepped forward to cover her eyes: "Sister!"
Qi Yanfeng lay in his arms, crying bitterly.
Qi Wan'er was sad, and she managed to comfort her: "He... wasn't a good person to begin with. You're with him, so he has some conscience."
Gu Pinglin sighed secretly, turned around and said: "Miss Qi has just formed her inner elixir, I am afraid you have some doubts to ask Pavilion Master Duan, I think your realm seems unstable."
Qi Yanfeng raised his head: "Yes... yes, I will go ask my cousin."
Seeing her leave like this, Qi Wan'er didn't react. He looked at Shi Ling's body on the cliff, then at Qi Yanfeng's back, and couldn't help but call her: "Sister, are you... just leaving?"
Qi Yanfeng turned around and looked at him in confusion.
Qi Wan'er murmured, "What should he do?"
Qi Yanfeng uttered "Ah", turned around and looked at the cliff for a moment, tears streaming down her face again. She turned her face away sadly: "I am very grateful to him. Without him, I would not be alive today. I didn't expect it to be like this. Please bury him properly for me."
Qi Wan'er watched her leave.
Gu Pinglin walked past him and stopped: "Miss Qi, your heart is devoted to the way of swordsmanship, it's good for you to be free from all worries."
Qi Wan'er was still in a daze until Yao Feng approached, then he came back to his senses and explained with a forced smile: "My sister is like this, she likes to cry when something happens, but she won't be sad for too long. She has liked swordsmanship since she was a child and her talent is better than mine, but the Qi family's swordsmanship is not passed on to girls. Seeing that she left the Qi family, Shi Ding treated her well, and I was a little happy for her in my heart." His voice gradually became lower and his smile could no longer be maintained.
With her heart devoted to the sword and free from all worries, did she venture into the Duyin land to really look for her brother, or to ask Duan Qingming for advice
Qi Wan'er was silent for a while, then walked over and picked up the blood-stained bamboo flute on the ground. Yao Feng silently put Shi Ling's body down, dug a hole on the spot and buried him and the bamboo flute. He did not erect a tombstone. Shi Ling had many enemies, and if people knew about it, he would probably be dug out and whipped.
Seeing Qi Wan'er staring at the grave without moving, Yao Feng patted his shoulder.
Qi Wan'er hummed, "I don't feel sorry for him. He was once the deputy leader of Huanle Tian. He was despicable and shameless. He harmed many women and killed many Taoist masters. His death was not worth it."
Yao Feng said "hmm".
Qi Wan'er said, "My sister had no choice but to follow him. He was willing to do so. Besides, my sister saved his life. Today, it's just a life for a life. At least he knows how to repay a favor."
Yao Feng still said "hmm".
Qi Wan'er was silent for a moment, and finally said: "But he treated my sister very well indeed. I also think it's a pity that he died. Some..." Since it involved his own sister, he didn't say anything else.
Yao Feng shook his head: "He is from Huanletian."
Huanletian had a lot of experience in romantic affairs, so how could he not see the true feelings and false intentions? The two of them were together day and night, so he might not be unaware of what kind of person Qi Yanfeng was, but he was still willing to accompany her on the sword path.
Qi Wan'er looked at the grave with a complicated expression and sighed.
"You are different from her." Yao Feng said.
Qi Wan'er looked at him in confusion, and when she understood, she couldn't help but smile: "Of course, Ming Qingzi predicted our fate and said that she is the most gentle and yin, and I am the most hard and yang, so he asked us to change our names. You see, we are exactly the opposite." He straightened his expression and said in a resounding voice: "At least I will not forget Brother Yao's friendship, and I will not forget the kindness of my grandfather in cultivating and caring for me, as well as Duan Liu and Brother Gu."
When Duan Qingming was mentioned, Yao Feng frowned, but he didn't say anything: "Let's go."
Behind him, there is a nameless grave.
After half a lifetime of joy and desire, in the end, all I got in return for my true heart was a handful of dirt.
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Gu Pinglin returned to the battlefield, and the battle was over in just a short moment. Nanzhu arrived with her guards and was talking to Jun Muzhi. Bu Shuihan and Jiang Wu went over to meet him. Qi Yanfeng took Duan Qingming aside to ask for advice, and Yan Sen and the two ghost cultivators were nowhere to be seen.
"Brother, it's rare for you to escape from Qiao Yan's control, please take care of yourself." Jun Muzhi warned Nanzhu sternly, bowed to Gu Pinglin from a distance, and then left with Zhou Yi.
Nanzhu came over with a sullen face: "In order to cooperate with Tiancan Sect, Lu Zhiren agreed to help Laobing Zhenren hunt down Yan Sen. Mu Zhi and Zhou Daxiu were also used and betrayed by Lu Zhiren. Now they are under the influence of the ghost secret technique and have to go back."
The Tiancan Sect acts in an extreme way and disregards the consequences in order to achieve their goals. The old and sick immortal only cares about killing Yan Sen, and the disciples of the Tiancan Sect only care about executing orders. As for what is happening in the cultivation world or what the future of the Tiancan Sect will be, they don't care at all, because they were originally a group of disabled people who were excluded, eliminated, and bullied by the cultivation world. No one has ever thought about them, so why should they care about the cultivation world
Gu Pinglin said meaningfully: "Madam didn't lie, Jun Ling has them under control."
Nanzhu didn't continue the topic: "The old and sick master will take action against him sooner or later, we have to find a way as soon as possible, I can't let Lord Pingcang down again."
Gu Pinglin said, "Envoy Jun Ling is a smart man who values his life very much. His willingness to go back means that Master Lao Bing will not take action for the time being. Brother Nan, please don't be anxious and lose your composure."
Nanzhu nodded calmly: "The Tiancan Sect has intervened, what should we do now?"
Cheng Yi said, "Is the Tiancan Sect very strong? I don't think their swordsmanship is that good. You can ask our Jianwang Pavilion for help. The price is not expensive."
Duan Qingming signaled Qi Yanfeng to stop and turned around: "If you provoke the Tiancan Sect, you will really cause trouble for your Pavilion Master. This business is not easy to do, and Sect Master Gu will not do it."
Cheng Yi said "Oh".
Bu Shuihan immediately asked: "Junior Brother Gu, do you have a solution?"
Gu Pinglin said: "Tiancan Sect also has enemies."
"Yan Sen?" Nanzhu guessed what he meant and waved her hand. "The Tiancan Sect is hunting him. If we intervene, we will be openly making enemies with the Tiancan Sect. It is not appropriate to provoke them at this time."
Gu Pinglin said: "The Tiancan Sect and the Wanfa Sect have joined forces and have become our enemy."
Nanzhu was stunned, then laughed: "Yes, I was thinking wrongly. If we don't solve the problem of Duyindi, the Taoist tradition will be cut off, so why bother with Tiancan Sect?" He was a little annoyed: "But Yan Sen was afraid of us just now, so he took the opportunity to leave. Where can we find him now?"
Cheng Yi immediately said, "Look for our Sword King Pavilion Master."
"Master Fengjian, be careful with your words," Duan Qingming stopped him, "This is Duyin Land, the territory of ghost cultivators. It is difficult for the Sword King Pavilion to move here. How can we find someone?"
Cheng Yi was puzzled: "Didn't you tell Yan Sen to leave just now?"
"Have it?"
"I saw you talking to him."
Gu Pinglin did not doubt Cheng Yi's words. Cheng Yi was good at hunting and was extremely sensitive to the slightest movement around him. He said that, so Duan Qingming must have been transmitted to Yan Sen.
Bu Shuihan couldn't help but say: "Junior Brother Duan..."
Duan Qingming smiled and said, "It's just a joke. The cultivation world is in trouble, how can the Sword King Pavilion sit idly by? We should do our best."
"I knew you wouldn't stand idly by." Bu Shuihan said with a smile.
Nanzhu's face slightly changed: "Penglai Xinxiang?"
Everyone stopped.
"It's our Xinxiang, from the madam." The guard next to him whispered.
"Not good!" Nanzhu's figure disappeared.
There were two skulls floating in the air beside the rocky forest on the side of the mountain. They were the two ghost cultivators from the Wanfa Sect. One was fighting with Yang Gu, and the other was approaching Ji Qiniang. Ji Qiniang stood on a boulder, holding a long sword to fight the enemy. She was not strong enough, but fortunately the enemy only wanted to capture her alive and did not use any killing moves. She also carried two sword talismans with her. When everyone arrived, she was just throwing one out.
Forced back by the burst of sword energy, the skeleton shook, and its empty eye sockets flashed red.
"Ouch!" Qi Yanfeng covered his eyes.
The people present were experienced. Although they did not know the origin of the red light, they guessed that it must be an evil magic. Nanzhu immediately shouted, "Don't look!"
Ji Qinnan seldom went out to fight enemies in recent years. When she saw the other side suffering a loss and saw Gu Pinglin and others arriving, she subconsciously seized the opportunity to counterattack.
"Madam, you can't do that!" Gu Pinglin knew something was wrong. The Wanfa Sect's ghost cultivation focused on refining the soul and confusing people's minds, and Master Lu's clever words were just like that.
Sure enough, before she could launch the move, Ji Qinnan's eyes became dull and she dropped her sword.
The skeleton vomited blood while laughing.
Although the ghost cultivators have no □□, they have their own secret technique to control people. Ji Qiniang is the lady of Penglai Island and is pregnant. If she is kidnapped by the Wanfa Sect, things will be troublesome. Nanzhu played the Divine Will Flute, and Bu Shuihan and the others rushed forward. Unfortunately, the ghost cultivators have achieved great success in their cultivation, and the same techniques have limited effect on them, not to mention that the other party's cultivation is higher than Nanzhu.
The blood rushed to Ji Qinnan's face.
"How dare you!" Nanzhu was once controlled by the ghost's words, and new and old hatreds came up, and she was furious, "How dare you touch her!"
At the critical moment, a golden rain of swords suddenly fell from the sky.
The falling sword rain was actually sword energy filling the sky. Its majestic power was breathtaking and actually dispersed a large amount of yin energy in the sky. It was far superior to the "Spiritual Mountain Rain" move of the past.
Amid the rain of swords, Ji Qinnan was taken away from the stone.
"Qi Shisan!" Cheng Yi praised, "That's a good move!"
"Brother Qi, Brother Yao!" Bu Shuihan was overjoyed.
"Wan'er?" Qi Yanfeng put down his hand.
The two ghost cultivators saw that the situation was not good and tried to leave, but were stopped by a light and strong sword energy. The skull shook, and two black and white eyeballs flew out, breaking through the sword moves to make way. However, the sword energy did not disappear after being broken through, and closed again like a wave, and its staying power increased instead of decreasing!
Amid screams, several pieces of skull fell.
Qi Wan'er brought Ji Qiniang to the ground and let her go and was about to chase him, but Yao Feng appeared and held him down: "You are alone in the dark place, don't move rashly."
The Qi in the Duyin Land was difficult to recover, but the ghost cultivators had no such problem. If they rashly chased after him, it was hard to say who would have the upper hand in the end. Qi Wan'er had no choice but to give up the idea and turn around.
Ji Qinnan was already awake and staring at him blankly.
She still remembered that at the critical moment of life and death, a spirited young man appeared out of nowhere, with his feet on the Jade Emperor's sword and his red brocade cloak fluttering, and he used the same killing move to rescue her from the mouth of the fierce turtle.
Qi Wan'er felt uncomfortable being stared at, and remembered that she had rejected him before. He didn't know what to say, and when he saw Nanzhu coming over, he wanted to leave.
Ji Qiniang suddenly asked: "Do I bore you?"
Nanzhu stopped.
Qi Wan'er felt a little embarrassed under the watchful eyes of the crowd, but then she realized that she had nothing to hide in her heart, so she turned around and replied, "No."
Ji Qiniang looked at him.
Qi Wan'er raised her eyebrows and said, "My heart is devoted to the way of swordsmanship, not to personal feelings."
Ji Qiniang nodded and said "thank you", then she became cold again and stopped talking. Nanzhu looked normal, smiled and came up to thank Qi Waner, and they all returned to Guangling Sect together.
In the bamboo sea, Yan Sen sat on the ground and confronted everyone.
"Yan Sen!" Qi Wan'er was not aware of what everyone had discussed before, so she summoned the Jade Emperor Sword.
Cheng Yi was very happy: "You finally admitted that you have not made any progress. Are you here to ask our Pavilion Master for advice?"
The tense atmosphere relaxed and everyone tried to hold back their laughter.