Chapter 19 - Moments of Life And Death (1/2)

Yu Feiyan walked forward quickly, but Zhong Yue had already disappeared into the shadows and out of her sight. If she continued to pursue, she would've ended up in the male house, and so she decided to give up. She turned back and said, "Hmph, this guy has some capability…"

Beside her, Tao Daier snarled, "Junior Martial Sister Ting, how could you bring a man into the female house! Your little man is also a scoundrel. He peeped at us while we were taking a bath!"

Ting Lanyue quickly explained, "Junior Martial Brother Zhong only entered the upper house recently, so he did not know the rules in the upper house. I am very sure that it was not his intention to peep while the both of you were taking a bath. Senior Martial Sister Tao, please don't tell your dad about this. Last time, it was because of him that we managed to escape unharmed from the Demon Ruins and I cannot thank him enough. I have to defend him this time to prevent him being beaten to death by the few of you…"

Tao Daier could not hold back and laughed, "Why are you so nervous about him. Don't worry. I was not the one who was taking a bath when he peeped so I won't tell my dad about it. The one who was taking a bath at that time was someone else, which explains why she is so pissed off now."

Upon hearing her words, Ting Lanyue secretly smiled and looked at Yu Feiyan.

Yu Feiyan's face was expressionless, and she coldly commanded, "Junior martial sister, tell your man to come out and have a competition with me, and I will not look into the matter where he peeped while I was bathing!"

Ting Lanyue was dumbfounded by her words as she knew that Yu Feiyan failed to stop Zhong Yue from escaping and she did not want to admit to the fact that she failed. After all, this was the first time that Yu Feiyan, the Senior Martial Sister acknowledged by the entire female house, had failed. Therefore, how could the proud and beautiful Yu Feiyan accept what had happened?

Ting Lanyue blinked her eyes and said to herself, Junior Martial Brother Zhong's capability is getting even more amazing every day! He is improving just as fast as Junior Martial Sister Shui Qinyan is! The duo actually matches each other very well. It is no wonder why they are so close. But why did Junior Martial Sister Shui argue with him? Besides, Junior Martial Zhong did not look alright when he left.

Zhong Yue walked in the dark and shuttled through the forest as millions of thoughts flew around wildly in his mind. The death of Shui Qingyan caused a great shock to him, causing his psyche ocean to be unable to calm down!

"Xin Huo, about this…"

"Are you planning to tell the Swords Gate Qi Practitioners about what happened back there?"

Xin Huo stood in the air, around him was the perilous psyche ocean of Zhong Yue due to his anger, sadness, and helplessness. Xin Huo then said, "But how are you going to convince them? Who are you? You're just a puny little disciple of the Swords Gate, who is going to buy what you say? The most important part is that once you recount what happened, you will be not far death!"

Zhong Yue realized what Xin Huo meant immediately. He cleared and calmed down his psyche ocean and conceded, "You are right, I was thinking recklessly just now. The revival of Tian Myriad Mother and her arrival in the Swords Gate means that there are traitors among the higher-ups of Swords Gate. Other than that, Senior Martial Sister Ting said the Qi Practitioners summoned Junior Martial Sister Shui from her clan, the Shui Tu clan. They are very suspicious as well. As one of the strongest clans in the Great Wilderness, if the Shui Tu Clan had colluded with Tian Myriad Mother, not only would no one will believe what I say, but that would just make it easier for the Shui Tu Clan to kill me as well."

When he said out his thoughts, his psyche ocean completely calmed down.

"Good, although you lost your mind just now, you managed to clear your head quickly. With this, you are already a cut above the ordinary ones."

Xin Huo praised and said, "But I can feel your killing intent, are you planning to kill Tian Myriad Mother?"

Zhong Yue slowly nodded his head, he then thought of the pretty maiden who had always been calling him 'Brother Yue' and he couldn't help but feel melancholy at how things had turned out in the end. The reality was always very harsh, 'Shui Qingyan''s body was still that, but the pretty and kind soul was gone forever.

"If I can kill Tian Myriad Mother, then it can be considered as avenging Junior Martial Sister Shui, and I will be able to live up to our friendship!"

"Then you have to work even harder! Although Tian Myriad Mother is only a low-class demon god, this low-class level is still a big deal to you. Her soul is still there, after infesting Shui Qingyan, she can be considered as naturally talented. Even if you are a Qi Practitioner, a hundred of you will still be unable to outmatch her."

Xin Huo continued saying, "The reason that she still hasn't become a Qi Practitioner is that her soul is not integrated with the body yet. Once she has thoroughly synchronized with the body of Shui Qingyan, she will automatically advance into a Qi Practitioner. But you… Your soul is weak, a thousand times weaker than the soul of a demon god. Even if you managed to cultivate your own spirit and achieve [Spirit-Soul As One], she can still easily overwhelm you."

"Xin Huo, you must know of a way to defeat and kill Tian Myriad Mother then?" Zhong Yue pleaded upon hearing his words.

"Of course. Tian Myriad Mother is just a low-class demon god after all. Once you've gained enough strength and have advanced into Qi Practitioner, I will definitely tell you."

Xin Huo said gravely, "But… you are a low-class being too, a low-class Fuxi! Therefore, you must exert even more effort than anyone and refine your foundation to an even sturdier level than anyone else! I have a training guide here which would allow you to improve two times faster and forge your foundation to become even more robust! The only thing is, whether or not you can withstand all the hardships…"

Xin Huo then yawned and said, "I have been awake for too long, and I need more sleep. Wake me up when you've gotten your hands on the next batch of Feather Spirit Pellets—I will guide you in your training…"

His form then slowly changed into a sparkle of fire and then everything went silent again.

Eh? He did not return to the bronze lamp to sleep this time?

Zhong Yue felt confused as for when Xin Huo went to sleep last time, he flew back into the weathered bronze lamp. This time, however, he just silently floated in Zhong Yue's psyche ocean.

When will I become a Qi Practitioner and walk out of the Great Wilderness to embark on the journey of seeking a pure-blood Fuxi to become the inheritor of the Xin Huo Heritage ?

Zhong Yue slowly closed his eyes and started cultivating the[Jiao Dragon Winding Body Totem Art]and the raucous thunder became audible. A thunder Jiao Dragon wreathed around Zhong Yue.

Now the Swords Gate is in a perilous situation, and something evil is lurking beneath the surface. I feel like a gigantic beast is waiting to devour its prey.

The bottom part of Swords Gate had been blanketed in darkness while golden rays still shone brightly on the top of Swords Gate. After a while, when the sunlight stopped shining, the golden beams on top of Swords Gate also lost its luster. With that, the entire Swords Gate disappeared entirely into the shadows.

The sacred place of the Great Wilderness, the Swords Gate, had been enshrouded by the shadows.

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After another two days, Ting Lanyue happily rushed to the male house and called Zhong Yue at the front door. This made the other male disciples very envious of Zhong Yue. Although the male disciples were forbidden from entering the female house, the converse was not true, so there were often female disciples who visited their loved ones in the male house.

"Junior Martial Brother Zhong, your 920 Feather Spirit Pellets."