910 A Stab For A Life (1/2)

In the lush mountains where trees were flourishing, sunlight shone through the leaves and created golden spots on the ground.

The silhouettes of the gray-robed monk Meng Qi and Mu Yunle gradually went far away and eventually disappeared at the end of the mountain road.

After an unknown amount of time, there was suddenly a gathering of bloody flashes, forming a vague silhouette. Bloody eyes, heartless and cruel, it was none other than the Rakshasa of the Bloody Sea!

”Where did he go…” the Rakshasa of the Bloody Sea was full of vitality, covering the barren mountains in an instance to look for every bit of Meng Qi and also the young girl from the Huanhua Sect as described by the Bodhisattva of Joy. He discovered traces of two persons stopping here previously, but they were long gone and couldn't be found. With his attainment, he could only have a faint grasp but unable to make an accurate detection!

After some pondering, his silhouette suddenly fell apart as flashes of blood swirled in the air. As it became dimmer, he disappeared in mid-air.

The mountains returned to silence.

...

”Master, this is Licheng,” Mu Yunle changed into a pale green dress, looking fresh and smart as she pointed at a nearby city road.

Licheng wasn't too far from the barren mountains where the ruined temple was. With the two's walking speed, they arrived at the city gate in less than a day. On the way, Mu Yunle saw that Master Zhending still didn't speak much and had a weariness from going through the vicissitudes of life. As she didn't dare to ask questions hastily, she kept quiet throughout the journey and felt suffocated.

Meng Qi nodded. His gray robe flowed gently he wasn't wearing any prayer beads in front of his chest. As he walked into the city and onto the streets, he was able to choose the direction with extreme familiarity at every turn of the corner. He neither asked for directions nor spoke.

This made Mu Yunle feel puzzled. Master Zhending seems to be very familiar with Licheng, so why did he want me to lead the way?

Turning her dark dewy eyes, Mu Yunle pretended to ask casually, ”Master, have you been to Licheng?”

”No,” Meng Qi answered concisely, as though he had no interest in anything.

”Where in Licheng do you want to go to?” Mu Yunle become more baffled. Although her teacher and other seniors were all powerhouses, it was her first time meeting a mysterious supreme like that!

There was the sound of a flowing river and trees rustling in the wind. Right after Mu Yunle's question, Meng Qi stopped in front of a small courtyard in front of the river.

Crack, crack… the beautiful and musical sound of chopping wood echoed around them. There was no feeling of obstruction or stagnation; the firewood seemed to naturally split in two with the fallen axe. The intervals between the crackling sound seemed to have gone through measurement, always having the same length without any difference!

Mu Yunle's expression turned solemn just by listening. Slightly startled, she felt both puzzled and amazed.

Although this looked like the little things in everyday life, she definitely wouldn't be able to do it at this level if it were her. Neither were her seniors nor her teachers likely to be able to do it. Just by listening to the sound at the other side of the wall, an image of a formidable and lonesome swordsman naturally came up in her mind!

Accompanying the crackling sound was the sound of heavy breathing. To Mu Yunle, it was a sign that the body was uncontrollable which appeared only under the most fatigued situations. Unless his condition was extremely bad, an exterior expert would never show such a distinctive breathing sound.

However, she showed no contempt for this as the heavy breathing transmitted a strong suppression to kill, displaying only a feeling of insignificance. This frightened her and sent a chill down her spine. Shocked and shaking all over, she was unable to draw out her sword.

If the intention to kill burst, how terrifying would that be? The unreal might materialize, with dark clouds covering the entire city and killing all lives in an instance!

The ability of the chopper inside the courtyard is definitely no less than that of teacher's, or even surpassing… if his killing intents couldn't be self-controlled, he would probably be more terrifying than the present Bodhisattva of Joy and look more like a world-destroying demon. Among the Dark Rankings, he could almost compete with the Demon Emperor... Mu Yunle spontaneously thought of this.

Having being captured by the Bodhisattva of Joy before, she felt that the chopper in the courtyard was more terrifying just by comparing whatever that was shown. However, she was unable to make an affirmative judgment on his specific abilities. There was too wide a difference in the level of attainment after all.

In her comparison with the Demon Emperor, she subconsciously ruled out the Devil's Claws because of what her teacher the Green Lotus Prince once said. Under normal circumstances, the Devil's Claws weakened instead of strengthening the Demon Emperor. The Demon Emperor had to constantly suppress the Devil's Claws to prevent being corroded by evilness and losing his wits. But, of course, if the Demon Emperor released the Devil's Claws during a critical moment, that would definitely suppress a Dharmakaya expert temporarily!

Exactly which great demon is inside? Why haven't I heard of them? Mu Yunle recalled the famous demons she knew of but none matched the chopper in the courtyard.

He's not on the Terrestrial Rankings or the Dark Rankings despite such abilities?

She couldn't help but take a glance at Meng Qi, feeling both a little terrified and excited. She had thought that being from an orthodox sect with top influence, having considerably outstanding knowledge, and knowing most powerhouses in the pugilistic world, there wouldn't be a situation where she didn't recognize someone. Who knew that Master Zhending was an exception, and the heretical character who appeared because of his visit was another exception. The world is so large that the number of hidden experts was far more than what she knew!

Mu Yunle felt that a whole new pugilistic world had been unveiled by Master Zhending. It was slowly appearing before her eyes, very novel and interesting.

Thereafter, she saw a peaceful looking Master Zhending walk over and gently knock the door of the courtyard.

Inside the courtyard, a woman dressed as a taoist priestess was holding an axe and chopping firewood, focused yet showing irritation. She was tall, and had a high nose and almond-shaped eyes with an air of coldness. Her hair wasn't held up in a crown but fell freely instead.

Tok tok tok. There was the sound of knocking on the door.

The woman was startled, as though she was awakened from her dreams. It was only until then that she realized someone was at her door!

”Who's that?” she asked coldy, controlling her killing intents.

”I am Zhending,” the low and dull voice went in from outside the door.

A feeling of familiarity transmitted into her ears and her eyes widen.

”It's you!”