Chapter 376 The Decisive Battle (2/2)

Shen Lian stared at the moon and seemed laid-back. He was pulled back to reality by Gu Caiwei's question. ”The outcome of a battle is never set in stone until the very last moment. How about we talk about Ruoxi and Choushi instead of the outcome of the battle?” Shen Lian replied.

Gu Caiwei blinked her beautiful eyes, she spoke, ”You can talk about Ruoxi, while I form my judgment of Choushi.”

”Whatever you say.”

Gu Caiwei teased, ”I will make sure the girl knows about everything that you have said.”

Shen Lian was thick-faced and was unmoved at all. He replied calmly, ”Go ahead. Anyway, you can start first.”

Gu Caiwei nodded and spoke softly, ”Despite Choushi having an unexpected encounter, his fundamental lies in the Spotted Laurel Technique of the one hundred and eight techniques of Qing Xuan. Upon the successful cultivation of this technique, his Qimai would be never-ending in a battle. This was exactly why he managed to wear Zhao Siming out. Of course, it was partially due to his comparatively more advanced level of cultivation. He is in a league of his own. Even though Ruoxi exhibits certain mysterious characteristics that even I myself cannot understand, but in terms of tenacity, she is definitely no match for Choushi.”

Shen Lian replied, ”So Senior Apprentice-Sister, you opined that Choushi would recycle his old tricks, focusing on his defense and countering dynamic by being static?”

Gu Caiwei shook her head as she spoke, ”I don't think that is what Choushi would do. He might just be the one who attacks first.”

Shen Lian smiled gently, ”Why is that so?”

Gu Caiwei replied, ”Aren't you supposed to be the one to elaborate on this?”

Shen Lian smiled and spoke, ”Senior Apprentice-Sister, you are wise indeed. Aside from having learned the Dream Heart Sutra, Ruoxi's swordcraft is well-balanced in terms of Yin and Yang. When performed by her, it would be never-ending. The beauty of it lies in how the Two Modes - Yin and Yang generate the Four Forms - Major and Minor Yin and Yang, the Four Forms generate the Eight Trigrams, and the Eight Trigrams would, in turn, generate the Sixty-Four Trigrams. If things were to turn out that way, regardless of how tight Choushi's defense was, it would be meaningless when faced with Ruoxi's sword force that has embodied Dao. At that point, he would not be able to turn the tides. Not only that he should attack, he should attack with all that he has. If he does so, Ruoxi would not be able to perform her sword technique that embodied the Dao of Yin and Yang.”

Gu Caiwei sighed, ”Even if Choushi were to attack right from the beginning, he still would not stand a chance at winning. However, when you took Ruoxi's Triumphant Malice Sword back, you gave Choushi hope of winning.”

She was right. In the clash of Dao techniques between two equals, being in possession of a good instrument would tip the scale of the battle and change the outlook completely.

Triumphant Malice Sword was a malicious sword, but at the same time, it was a magical sword too. It would help Ruoxi immensely if she were to use it.

Shen Lian spoke, ”Senior Apprentice-Sister, so you think Ruoxi would lose?”

Gu Caiwei replied, ”I can only say that Choushi has a higher chance of winning.”

Shen Lian did not comment on it. He stared at the moon and spoke, ”The moon is so round tonight.”

It was getting close to midnight.

Choushi was sitting in isolation in his tower. He was calm. When it was time, he straightened his clothes and headed down.

He went into the battle venue.

It was getting closer to midnight, and yet Ruoxi still had not shown up. Ge Yuan frowned deeply. Despite Rouxi being related to the Headmaster, he decided that he would treat her absence as forfeiture if she did not come on time.

The young girl came from the moon in the sky in the nick of time. She donned a green dress and was not tainted by the dust. With a pine branch in her hand, she walked into the battle venue.

What actually happened was, upon finding out that the final battle had been postponed, Ruoxi returned to Taiyi Peak and took a shower. She went to the cliff where Huangting Scripture was engraved on. After reciting Huangting, she procured a portion of the pine branch from the green pine at the cliff. Then, she made her way to the cloud platform.