Chapter 284 – I Want Your… (1/2)

Chapter 284 - I Want Your…

The Setting Sun Sect was a very special sect on the continent. It was not part of the Orthodoxy's north or south, because this sect's method of cultivation did not use purification by starlight as its foundation, but drew its power from earthfire. The sect was located in the remote southwest by a volcano, and the cultivators of this sect rarely showed themselves to the world. Who would have thought that in this year's opening of the Garden of Zhou, one of their cultivators had actually come?

If it were an average cultivator, then it would have been just like that old man said—she would not have even heard the name of the Setting Sun Sect before. But she was no ordinary cultivator. As the next Holy Maiden of the south, even though she had been born in the capital, she had still later gone on to the South Stream Temple. There, besides cultivating and reading the Heavenly Tomes, she also had to learn about the various sects of the continent, so she knew about the Setting Sun Sect.

She even knew about this old man called Bai Hai. He was an elder of the Setting Sun Sect and possessed a violent and powerful strength. His temperament… cruel and bloodthirsty.

”So…Senior is part of the Setting Sun Sect.”

She paused in the middle, making her seem like an ordinary disciple that did not know of the Setting Sun Sect, and so repeated it out of respect.

Bai Hai, this elder from the Setting Sun Sect, asked her with considerable interest, ”What sect are you a disciple of?”

Xu Yourong clasped her hands in respect and solemnly replied, ”This Junior is an elf and is not part of any sect.”

Bai Hai seemed a little surprised, as if he did not expect this young lady to be an elf. Then he said, ”Let's go.”

With these words, he began to walk towards Xu Yourong. It was very natural, as if he was prepared to help Xu Yourong by taking up Chen Changsheng from his place amongst the fallen leaves.

”Very well, Senior.”

With those words, Xu Yourong lifted Chen Changsheng up from the leaves and began walking towards the elder. It was also very natural, as if she were a cute girl following the orders of her senior.

Neither she nor Bai Hai noticed that Chen Changsheng’s eyelids were trembling, as if he was about to wake up. But in the end, he did not wake up.

The leaves rustled beneath their shoes. With each rustle, the distance between them shrank.

Bai Hai suddenly stopped and casually said, ”You've suffered such heavy injuries. Why don't you give that fellow daoist to me?”

Xu Yourong calmly replied, ”Many thanks to Senior for his lofty righteousness. My injuries are not too severe, and still bearable, so your assistance is not needed.”

At this moment, the two were still separated by a bit more than a dozen zhang.

But neither of them took another step forward.

The rustling of the leaves ceased, and the forest returned its former serenity. One could even call it a deathly stillness.

After a very long time, a sigh resounded through the forest.

His face filled with regret, Bai Hai sighed, ”Even now, you haven't showed any gaps. Truly perfect.”

Xu Yourong calmly replied, ”The same for you.”

It was obvious that she no longer called that man a senior, and that she had dropped any pretense of formality.

Bai Hai slightly raised his brows and said with some confusion, ”When we were separated by more than a hundred zhang, my lady could have released her bow and shot at me, so why did my lady choose not to do so? Don't say that my lady had not yet seen through me then.”

He very naturally no longer referred to himself as a senior, and his language had become one of respect.

Xu Yourong did not explain, because she did not want to reveal to her opponent that her true essence was exhausted, and so she could not ensure that the Wu Arrows could fly so far a distance to kill a peak level Ethereal Opening expert.

If they were a little bit closer, just like now, except if her opponent took just one more step forward, then she would attempt to shoot her opponent to death. It was a pity that her opponent did not do so.

So her mood at this moment was also full of regret.

Bai Hai asked, ”My lady had already seen through my intentions?”

Xu Yourong calmly said nothing, thus tacitly admitting it.

Bai Hai asked, ”But how? I thought my acting was rather good.”

Xu Yourong's answer was very simple. ”Feeling.”

Bai Hai ruefully sighed, ”I suppose this is what they call talent.”

With these words, he slapped his palm at the air in front of Xu Yourong.

A dark flame appeared at the edge of his palm.

As the energy from his palm shot forward, one palm became dozens of palms, surrounding Xu Yourong from all sides.

The sky above the forest grew dark red.

Those dark flames seemed heavier than normal flames, as if they possessed their own substance. It was like the dark but incomparably hot magma that flowed under the earth.

The tender leaves on the branches suddenly curled up and the bark began to crack as the temperature suddenly increased.

In the next moment, those dark red flames would completely engulf Xu Yourong and Chen Changsheng.

As Bai Hai made his move, Xu Yourong’s right foot lightly pressed against the ground. With a light crunch, the fallen leaves around her and Chen Changsheng were suddenly jolted upwards, dancing about in the air.

The fallen leaves were incapable of obstructing those innumerable palms imbued with dark flames. With a boom, they were instantly set aflame, creating a sea of fire.

It was exactly this sea of flames that obstructed Bai Hai's line of sight as well as the killing intent concealed in his innumerable palms.

This was to fight fire with fire.