Chapter 251 Rescue (2/2)

His focus had been on cultivating all this while, but he had never gotten about the Xiao family's ancient martial arts.

In the distance, the guards were stunned. They thought to themselves, ”Is this the strongest youth of the Violet Manor? He seems invincible.”

Flicking his sleeves coldly, Xiao Chen transformed into a swift light and charged into the hall without wasting time. When he was about to arrive in front of a cinnabar door, sword Qi emerged from within to strike him. He leaned backward, carrying himself tens of feet away. An ear-splitting sound of collision reverberated. The sword Qi had struck the courtyard behind him, reducing it to smoke and dust.

”Excellent lightness skill, sir,” said an emotionless voice, coming from within the hall.

With a wave of his large hand, a golden dragon figure emerged and crushed the cinnabar door. Amid the rain of wood shavings, a silhouette appeared with a palm aimed at his abdomen.

Xiao Chen swiftly lifted his hand to block the attack. Yet another collision resounded. The shock of the collision caused his Qi and blood to surge violently. He took more than ten steps backward before regaining his footing.

A red-clothed man landed about seventy feet away from him. It was the group's Eldest Brother, One-dot Red. With a faint smile, he said, ”Is this all the strongest youth of Violet Manor amounts to?”

Xiao Chen narrowed his eyes, zeroing in on a bound Ziyun'er suspended from the beam of the hall behind him. He couldn't hold back his anger. In a solemn voice, he yelled, ”Release her!”

One-dot Red chuckled. ”Give me a reason.”

”I'll give you one: If you force my hand, you'll incur the extermination of your body and soul!” Xiao Chen howled, unleashing his Unsullied Sword at the same time. Following a whistle, the sword turned into a white radiance and lunged at One-dot Red.

”Ah.” One-dot Red continued to wear a faint smile. He drew a spell with his finger. A purple light soared behind him and began fighting the Unsullied Sword like a crackling bolt of purple lightning.

The handle of the sword was purple. Thousands of years ago, a Celestial Master had forged it out of Vital Flame Essence extracted from stones. Its name was Purple Ying. Invincible against the invasion of all demonic energy, it was considered one of the most valuable Immortal's Swords around.

Even though Unsullied Sword was an Immortal's Sword, there wasn't an immediately clear winner between the two. The guards in the distance watched in awe as the two gleaming swords, one white and the other purple, interweaved in midair.

Their battle had gone on for quite some time without a winner emerging, but their Sword Qi had ruined most of the courtyard under them.

Inside the hall, Double-tailed Crane clutched Ziyun'er's chin and moved her face so that she was facing Xiao Chen. With a sinister laugh, he said, ”Your master is here. Hurry up and call him to rescue you.”

Ziyun'er's acupuncture points were sealed, making it impossible for her to move. She was in so much anger that she was gnashing her teeth. She knew that Double-tailed Crane was trying to use her to distract Xiao Chen from his tense fight.

Outside the hall, Xiao Chen saw everything. With a sinister laugh, Double-tailed Crane poked out his tongue and licked Ziyun'er's face. ”Kid, if you don't hurry up, your pretty little thing will be bullied by me soon.”

”I'll kill you!” Xiao Chen bellowed in anger. Under his control, Unsullied Sword flew into the hall. Now that the Purple Ying Sword lost its target, it immediately lunged at him. It made an opening in his arm with a jeering sound, causing blood to fly in all direction.

Ziyun'er was alarmed. ”Ignore me!”

Ignoring her, Xiao Chen continued to control his sword to fly toward Double-tailed Crane. With a cold smile, the latter circulated True Energy in his arms and formed a Protective Barrier to block the ambushing sword. He pushed, repelling the Unsullied Sword.

Xiao Chen caught the sword that flew back to him. He stared at One-dot Red and said furiously, ”What's your purpose? And what's your reason? If you want a fight with me, you can just ask me for one! What kind of a man are you, to capture a girl?!”

One-dot Red smiled faintly. ”Reason? Only disciples of so-called cultivators' sects need something like that. We disciples of the Fallen Immortals Sect never need a reason for our actions. Trampling an ant under the feet is an unchanging truth. If you want to save her, you need to be strong enough to do so. Otherwise, on what grounds are you asking me to release her? To give you face? Who do you think you are? Do you think we're in the previous Cultivation Era, where all sects have to be obedient to some Chief of the Immortals?”

Right then, several men walked out of the hall. They were either leaning against trees or crossing their arms as they sneered at Xiao Chen. The contempt in their eyes was obvious.

Xiao Chen clenched his fist so hard that his bones creaked. Even though there was no grudge between them, for some reason he felt like there was a deep enmity between them. From their words, he felt as if they bore an irresolvable grudge against him thousands of years ago.