Chapter 178 Qingxiao (1/2)
Chen Jianmei had to admit that Shen Lian was among the students at Qing Xuan who was most qualified to reach the stage of Powang other than himself. It was very possible that he could achieve longevity.
He waited for Shen Lian’s response silently. He did not look rush at all.
His reaction was predicted by Yanxu. He could not spot an opening in Chen Jianmei’s heart of Dao, but he understood that as long as something existed within heaven and earth, everything left traces behind. One could show no weakness, but as anything is possible, there would always be a chance.
Yanxu used Shen Lian as a chance to escape from the bottleneck. He delayed Chen Jianmei too at the same time.
Shen Lian laughed softly, ”Uncle-Master Yanxu, you gave me the Qi Instrument previously. Do you still miss it? It is an instrument used to warn someone who is generous. Are you having regrets about anything? Even if you don’t think so, your unconscious acts could represent what your heart thinks.”
He did not answer but instead, he replied with a question. It was extraordinary.
Shen Lian called out to Chen Jianmei using sword will. It did not carry any message, but Chen Jianmei understood him.
Yanxu did not expect Shen Lian to reply with a question. He hesitated for that moment. The sword formation around him was activated, and he was engulfed in the blink of an eye. Even the blood-colored film of light could not resist the engulfment.
The sword formation was activated by the power of earthquakes. The lights released by the formation could light up half of the night sky into daytime. The Qi could even stir away the clouds underneath the moonlight.
All of a sudden, Yanxu had incarnated. He turned into blood smoke, in attempt to escape from the sword formation. Shen Lian had been waiting for this moment – his sword aura split into two, then four, then eight. Even the void was vibrating from this. The sword aura entered the sword formation to patch up any flaws in the formation. When the blood smoke encountered the sword aura, as if ice encountered the sun, it did not have any ability to fight back.
While the blood smoke was facing a challenging opponent such as Shen Lian’s sword aura, one could still spot the bits of blood color remained.
Chen Jianmei’s cold face showed a smile. There was a long sword in his hand. He jumped in and got rid of the last bit of blood color.
The blood color was eliminated and the void was back to a clear state. The moonlight shone on Shen Lian’s light blue Daoist robe.
Chen Jianmei was dressed in white, just like a cloud. He looked refreshing, but as the moonlight shone on his face, it was as if the light had encountered snow, the reflection was cold.
”Senior Apprentice-Brother Chen, I feel like returning to Qing Xuan,” Shen Lian stared into the sky and said.
”What are you planning to do there?” Chen Jianmei crossed his arms and looked up. He was looking at the full moon. He did not seem to feel happy about eliminating part of Yanxu’s primordial spirit.
”I want to pay a visit to the headmaster. He said that once I’ve reached the stage of Huandan, I can then return,” Shen Lian answered. He was not too passionate about the battles in the world, unlike Chen Jianmei’s fearless attitude, Shen Lian would rather be free from karma and the secular world.
Shen Lian only wanted to do two things subsequently, first to find out where Ruoxi was, and second to find ways to save the life of Zhang Ruoxu. If he could achieve the Daoist immortality during this period, it would be ideal.
Chen Jianmei was silent for a short moment and then replied, ”You can do whatever you want. You don’t need to inform me.”
He formed into a sword ray and left to an unknown place. Underneath the moonlight, there were only a few clouds floating around. One would not know what to say in this situation.