596 The Fastest Sword and the Slowest Person (2/2)

Eldest Brother answered, ”The foot is your domain only if you're holding your sword. But the sword is not here.”

Liu Bai sighed with regret, and he reached out into the air facing him.

The light that streamed through the hole at the top of the mountain suddenly dimmed.

The straw grass hanging from the roof started moving even though there wasn't any wind.

The quiet water in the stream rippled even though there was no wind.

The sword flew in the skies and turned into a stream of light coming from the hole at the mountain top. It fell into Liu Bai's hands.

Eldest Brother bowed to him in thanks.

Liu Bai quietly looked at him and asked, ”You all want to protect the Daughter of Yama, but have you thought about how to deal with the Underworld Invasion?”

Eldest Brother said, ”If the Academy cannot treat her, then, the disciples of the Academy will stand at humanity's forefront, to fight when the war comes. We might defeat the Underworld, or all of us will die, then we won't need to worry about what to do.”

”You've got a point.”

Liu Bai said, ”But there is still something I don't understand. If the Headmaster had acted to protect the Daughter of Yama, would any of this ever happen? Or is the Headmaster unbothered by the Underworld Invasion? Would the Headmaster not act even if the whole world moves to kill?”

The Eldest Brother did not know how to lie, so he did not answer the question directly. He said, ”My teacher has other matters to work on, so his disciples will toil on his behalf. We will trouble our teacher when we students cannot deal with things.”

Liu Bai asked, ”Can you still handle it?”

Eldest Brother said, ”If the Sword Sage doesn't act, I might be able to.”

Liu Bai looked at his pale face and guessed that he had used up all his cultivation skills today. He had also suffered many severe injuries. Liu Bai frowned slightly and asked, ”I would very much like to know how many broken bones you have.”

Eldest Brother answered honestly, ”Two hundred and six.”

Liu Bai was shocked. He sighed and said, ”You will die if you continue this.”

Eldest Brother shook his head and said, ”At least I'm not dead right now.”

Liu Bai lamented, ”I used to think that Jun Mo was the only crazy person in the Academy, after Mr. Ke. But it seems like everyone in the Academy is nuts.”

Eldest Brother said, ”Sword Sage, you think highly of us.”

Liu Bai slowly slid his sword into the scabbard and said, ”I shall fight you to my heart's content in the future.”

The strongest powerhouse in the world had already sensed the Daughter of Yama's aura disappearing from the world. He knew that the Academy had allowed her to escape into the heavens. As such, he would not need to use his sword again.

Liu Bai wanted to fight with the scholar in front of him. However, the scholar had travelled thousands of miles in a short period of time, and was severely injured today. It would not be an honorable victory even if he could win.

Furthermore, he was not confident of being able to detain the scholar here.

Eldest Brother thanked him sincerely, ”Thank you, Sword Sage. However, I really don't know how to fight.”

It was silent in the back temple of Lanke.

Master Qishan's withered palm landed on the back of the chessboard. No one would have imagined that the unassuming chessboard could send a horse carriage into another world.

Qi Nian walked toward Master Qishan.

Master Qishan looked at him and said feebly, ”No one can destroy Buddha's chessboard.”

Qi Nian shook his head with determination. His pale lips parted slightly.

Ever since the Son of Yama descended 16 years ago, Qi Nian had chewed off his own tongue and begun to cultivate the Silent Meditation. He never opened his mouth again other than when he smiled.

Of course, he was not in the mood to smile at this moment.

This meant that he was about to speak.

Master Qishan guessed what he was about to do, and his expression dramatically changed. Buddha's chessboard could not be destroyed, but Bhadantas well versed in the Buddhism Sect skills could sacrifice their own Buddhist spirit, to forcefully change the way time passed in the world within the chessboard.

Only the Chief Preaching Monk in the Xuankong Temple had this power.

Master Qishan did not think that Qi Nian had such an ability.

Qi Nian had cultivated in Silent Meditation for 16 years, and when his lips moved for the first time in 16 years, Master Qishan came to the startling realization of how powerful Qi Nian was.

The back temple's door suddenly exploded with a boom.

A tall crown appeared in the dust.