Chapter 124 (2/2)
“All things under heaven sprang from it as existing, and that existence sprang from it as non-existent. I am nowhere, so I am everywhere.”
There are more and more illusions on the stage, one every half-inch, and each had the same attack damage as Xiaoyue’s. This was beyond common sense. He Xunke and the other one were trapped and could not get out, while as the crowd was already staring agape.
Xiao Chen sneered repeatedly in his heart. “Is that all you have learned from my master’s Immortal-override Steps?” At first, he hoped that someone would defeat the He Family brothers. But now, he wished that the two men could win. So, he said in a low voice, “To observe the key of things in a free or bounded state of mind. I am everywhere, as I am nowhere.”
He Xunke was stunned upon hearing this, but then he understood why the illusions had the real Xiaoyue’s attack damage. He shouted, “Third Brother, you go east, and I go west!”
However, when his voice fell, the skinny man quickly went south with a tacit agreement as He Xunke went north. This was the so-called “make a feint to the east and attack in the west.”
In fact, none of these illusions had actual attack damage. The amazing part of the Immortal-override Steps was that the real body could instantly switch positions with an illusion. So, it was Xiaoyue herself that attacked them. When He Xunke shouted to flee to the east and west, Xiaoyue moved to the illusions in the east and west, but did not expect that they went south and north.
He Xunke landed on the ground and said, “Fairy Xiaoyue is indeed powerful. I will definitely marry you someday!” He then laughed, helped up the dying He Kui with the skinny man, and left quickly.
The crowd was cursing this man that he was shameless. Only Xiao Chen noticed an eyesight full of murderous intent from the stage. Xiaoyue tipped on the stage with her foot and lightly floated to his side. She smiled gently and said, “I wonder who Mr. Han’s master is?”
She had heard from Xuanyue that Xiao Chen could play the Coalesced Colors Equal to Dust. Just now, she heard that he point out the key to this method with only one remark, so she was now certain that it was true. The Coalesced Colors Equal to Dust was the most advanced technique of her sect, and only the successor of the sect leader was qualified to practice it. It had never been leaked to the outside. How did this man learn it?
She had also noticed that Xiao Chen took the banner from a distance and adeptly covered it over Shen Nianxue from a distance. She did not have such a good command of psychokinesis.
Xiao Chen pretended to ignore her and looked at the blue sky while stroking his beard. But he sneered coldly in his heart. “Who is my master? Humph! Even your patriarch, Qianyu Nishang, saw me back then, she had to call me senior brother respectfully.”
It’s well-known that Xiaoyue rarely talked to someone, but now she was asking someone with a smile. This was shocking. But they were mind-blown on that disdainful look on Xiao Chen’s face. Many people frowned, and someone wanted to say that he was being rude.
Xiaoyue knew Daoism well and was not angry about this. Even if she was angry, she would not show it. She still smiled and said, “I heard that Mr. Han won the Immortals League Competition of the Qing and Zhou states. You are indeed different.”
Xiao Chen showed his strength in the Immortals League Competition and betrayed the Zhou State. This issue had already spread around with multiple versions. Some said that he was the descendant of the Ancient Immortal Clan, and some said that he wanted to sleep Princess Xuanyue. Now they looked surprised that the characters of the story were present.
They also understood why he was ignoring Xiaoyue now. They thought that he was still unhappy about the Shen Nianxue issue. Many people, even some female disciples, did not blame him for being impolite. Indeed, Xiaoyue was too harsh on Shen Nianxue.
Now, Xiao Chen turned his head and pretended to be surprised. “Are you talking to me?”
Yu Yifeng’s face looked very embarrassed. “Is he still upset about Shen Nianxue?” He smiled obsequiously and said, “Sorry, this is my junior brother. His surname is Xiao, not Han.”
Xiaoyue smiled gently. “So, it’s Mr. Xiao. I heard Junior Sister Xuanyue talk about you. I reckon your skills are not learned from Perfected Immortal Qing Chen, right?”
Xiao Chen smiled lightly and did not speak. At this point, a cold smile suddenly rose. It was Ling Yingfeng, who stood up and smiled coldly. “Perfected Immortal Qing Chen does not have skills as advanced as his.”
Many people were confused upon hearing this. The four famous experts nowadays: Perfected Immortal Qing Chen of the Jade Qing Sect, Yunya Zi of the Skygale Sect, Master Xuantong of the Wuyin Monastery, and Master Liku of the South Zhan Subcontinent. They were all half-step to the Nascent Soul Realm. Why did this man say that Xiao Chen was more powerful than them?
Some people could tell the other meaning of his words and waited for him to continue. Some people started to guess. The four experts were well-known and highly respected, but the Violet Manor was so big, and there must be some unknown hermits. The master of Xiaoyue, Perfected Immortal Su Nian, was a hermit. No one knew his cultivation. Did Xiao Chen also have a hermit master?
Ling Yingfeng snorted coldly and wanted to say something when an elder pulled him down and said, “Yingfeng, sit down. Today, the cultivator’s sects are gathered. We will settle the issue regarding your brother.”
The crowd was puzzled. Some people heard gossip that his brother, Ling Yuxuan, was disabled by someone two months ago, and they now started to tell the other people.
The words quickly spread around, and the crowd was no longer quiet. At this moment, a vigorous voice rose from the sky which almost broke people’s eardrums.
“This is the humble He Chentian. I’m here to learn something from you Taoist friends!”
Many people felt a huge power closing in. They looked over and found a black point becoming bigger and bigger. It was a man stepping toward them in the air.