Chapter 543: Returning to Qingyun Peak (1/2)

Chapter 543: Returning to Qingyun Peak

Xiao Chen casually looked around the city. There really were many cultivators wearing white robes and girdling a long, slender saber at their waist.

Saber City was only the outer sect of the Heavenly Saber Pavilion. Given Xiao Chen’s current strength and that he no longer had an ident.i.ty token, it would be very difficult for him to enter the inner sect; he also would not be able to forcefully barge in.

However, Xiao Chen had his means. He did not head straight for the inner sect. He came to Saber City first in order to initiate his plan.

The plan was very simple—steal an inner sect token. Although that was very disgraceful, he could only apologize to the junior that he stole it from.

Xiao Chen stayed in the city for more than half the day. Soon, he locked on to his target. It was a female disciple who traveled alone.

This junior seemed to be no older than eighteen. She had delicate facial features and her hair was tied back in a ponytail. She looked very vivacious. She held a small saber in her left hand and a bronze token hung at her waist.

Xiao Chen followed this girl to a desolate alley before approaching her. He smiled faintly and said, “h.e.l.lo, Junior Sister.”

When the pony-tailed girl saw the white-robed and handsome Xiao Chen, she was slightly stunned. She felt that he was unfathomable. She quickly bowed and said, “Greetings, Senior Brother!”

The girl was startled. Which Peak is this Senior Brother from? He is very strong. Even though he is so young, he is stronger than Master.

The rules were very strict in the Heavenly Saber Pavilion. When a junior met their senior, they had to greet the senior respectfully.

Xiao Chen found it funny. It seemed that this girl did believe he was one of her Senior Brothers. Taking advantage of the time the girl’s head was lowered, he quickly s.n.a.t.c.hed the girl’s token.

“Why is Senior Brother looking for me?” the pony-tailed girl asked worriedly.

Xiao Chen hid the token in his sleeve and smiled. “It’s nothing much. Senior Brother recognized the wrong person. I will take my leave first.”

As the pony-tailed girl watched Xiao Chen leave, she felt very depressed; she did not know what had happened. Out of habit, she placed her hand at her waist. She suddenly paled; her token had disappeared.

“Stop there!”

The pony-tailed girl quickly drew her saber as she shouted angrily. The saber left her hand, spinning quickly. As the saber whirled, it seemed like it would cut s.p.a.ce in half. It gave off a strong wind as it hummed.

“Profound Wind Chop?”

Xiao Chen looked back and smiled faintly. “However, it is still lacking control. Junior Sister, keep working hard.”

He stretched out his hand and used his finger to touch the spinning saber. Then, a surging Essence burst forth from his fingertip.

“Bang!”

Xiao Chen’s finger returned the spinning saber to the girl at an even faster speed.

Before the pony-tailed girl could react, the saber sheathed itself back in the scabbard in her left hand.

“How can it be?!” The girl’s delicate face filled with shock. This was one of Qingyun Peak’s secret techniques. Yet, it was broken just like that.

After a while, the girl remembered about her token. She started crying as she said, “This Senior Brother is mean. You lost your own token, so you s.n.a.t.c.hed mine. What should I do? What should I do?”

This person was able to recognize the Profound Wind Chop with one glance and could break it casually. Yet, he did not harm her. In this girl’s opinion, Xiao Chen must be a genius disciple of the Heavenly Saber Pavilion. Because he was careless, he lost his token and could not enter the Lingyun Mountain Range. Hence, he s.n.a.t.c.hed her token in replacement.

After Xiao Chen was far away, he flipped over the token and took a look. Indeed it was as he expected. There were the words “Qingyun Peak” on the back and the name “Leng Xixi” on the front. The calligraphy on it looked firm and drawn out.

“d.a.m.n! This is too embarra.s.sing. It really is one of my Junior Sisters. Please don’t blame your Senior Brother. Xixi, right? I will return it when I come back.”

Xiao Chen took the token and hung it at his waist. Then, he went to the foot of the Lingyun Mountain Range, following the crowd as he entered.

The disciple that guarded the entrance gave Xiao Chen a quick glance and did not bother to give him a second look. With so many people pa.s.sing by, it was not possible for him to check all of them carefully.

That disciple could only rely on his experience. If he saw something wrong with their expressions or actions, he would take a second, and more careful, look. Xiao Chen was previously a Heavenly Saber Disciple, so he would not make any mistakes in this aspect.

Xiao Chen was very familiar with every path, every mountain, every pavilion here. This place had not changed much since the last time he had been here.

Before Xiao Chen entered Saber City, he had felt restless. However, when he entered the Heavenly Saber Pavilion, he calmed down.

Xiao Chen hovered about one centimeter above the ground, but he still made walking motions. He looked at the towering Qingyun Peak and took a deep breath before slowly “walking” over.

“Qingyun Peak, I, Xiao Chen, am back. Elder Sister Ruyue, Suifeng, Shao Yang, Xiao Meng, are you guys doing well?”

Qingyun Peak disciples went past Xiao Chen. Some of the older disciples found him very familiar. So they stopped to take a second look.

These disciples had a rough guess in their hearts. However, although Xiao Chen’s appearance had not changed much in two years, the feeling he gave off had changed a lot.

The inexperience and tenderness on Xiao Chen’s face were now gone. Replacing them were maturity and experience; his countenance was very different from the past.

The most important thing was that Xiao Chen had transformed into Ye Chen when he was in the Heavenly Saber Pavilion. He only revealed his true appearance at the very end.

Although these people had a suspicion in their hearts, after thinking about it, they believed that he could not be Xiao Chen. Furthermore, Xiao Chen had sworn never to take a step into the Heavenly Saber Pavilion again.

These disciples simply gave Xiao Chen a few more glances and mocked themselves. They felt that their imagination was too fanciful. There were many bladesmen wearing white robes; they could not all be Xiao Chen.

If Xiao Chen acted cautious and tried to hide, his behavior would only stir up suspicion. So, he maintained a calm expression and continued walking openly.

He proceeded uneventfully. Just when he was about seven or eight minutes away from Qingyun Peak, a group of disciples wearing the Biyun Peak uniform suddenly appeared in front.