Chapter 189 (1/2)

Liu Feiyan was the granddaughter of the Elder of the Pavilion of Swords. She was spoiled. Even Qin Shaoyang, the eldest Senior Brother, would give in to her. Xiao Chen could have said he wasn’t interested in a sword duel with her, but he had simply walked away in front of so many people. How could she not be furious? She stamped her foot and yelled, “Stop right there! Did I say you can leave?”

Xiao Chen continued to act as if he hadn’t heard her. An infuriated Liu Feiyan stomped her feet forcefully and shrieked, “Take this, you coward!” She transformed into a green light and flew toward him.

The onlookers yelped in surprise. The sword moved at such an incredible speed that it looked like Liu Feiyan was determined to stab Xiao Chen to death. The Elder of the Pavilion of Swords inwardly cried in alarm. Even though Feiyan was now a Core Forming Realm cultivator, she was no match for Xiao Chen. It was likely that she would suffer in his hands. His body blurred out of sight as he dashed as quick as lightning toward them. Unfortunately, he was a step too late. In the end, the tip of Liu Feiyan’s sword still pierced Xiao Chen’s back.

She wielded her sword at a speed rarely seen in this world. When it came to swordsmanship alone, not even Qin Shaoyang was her rival. Moreover, her Falling Jade Sword was forged by the famous swordsmith, Ou Ye from the Archean Eon. It was no ordinary sword. Its fierce aura dominated before it even arrived in the enemy’s face.

Unfortunately for her, Xiao Chen possessed a Divine Sense that was ten times sharper than ordinary people. He knew like the back of his hand every sword movement that she made, which direction she was aiming at, and how much strength she was using.

Just as the tip of the sword was three inches away from Xiao Chen’s back, he subtly moved his body to the left and Liu Feiyan instantly lost her target. Underneath her was the thousand-step stairs. Having not expected that he would dodge her, she instantly lost her balance.

When she was about to fall down the stairs, Xiao Chen leaned forward and reached out to grab her wrist. He tugged on her hand with strength and pulled her back so that he firmly caught hold of her slender waist. Their chests, even their faces, were almost pressed together. Liu Feiyan was both ashamed and furious. She raised her sword, about to strike.

Xiao Chen put his fingers together to pinch the blade of the sword. He smiled. “Miss Liu, I did you a favor by pulling you up and yet you wish to kill me?”

He didn’t move as he spoke, still leaning forward and not letting go of Liu Feiyan. By then, the Elder of the Pavilion of Swords and a few hundred Xianyong Sect disciples had arrived to witness this. Fury instantly rose in the Elder. Were it not for Fengxi holding him back, he would have already gone up to Xiao Chen and slashed him into pieces.

The male disciples who had a crush on Liu Feiyan were also raging. They wanted nothing more than to get down there and kill Xiao Chen. Both furious and ashamed, Liu Feiyan struck his waist with a palm attack. Despite knowing that he would surely shove her down the stairs after this attack, she couldn’t be bothered with the consequences now.

Her palm attack was fairly strong, instantly sending a numbing sensation down Xiao Chen’s lower half. Just as he was about to instinctively release Liu Feiyan, he suppressed the numbness and forcefully sent her back to the platform. She fell to the ground. Even though she didn’t know why he didn’t take advantage of the moment to shove her down the stairs, she was still mad. When she tried to attack him again, the Elder of the Pavilion of Swords intervened with a dark expression. “Enough! Have you finished making a fool of yourself?”

Liu Feiyan stomped her feet and protested coquettishly. “But Grandpa…” She pointed to Xiao Chen’s back as she said, “I challenge you to a life-and-death battle at the central square of Xianyong City in three days! You’re a coward if you don’t show up!”

Right then, some male disciples began echoing her words. “Don’t dodge if you have the guts!” They were sure that their Sixth Junior Sister had merely underestimated Xiao Chen earlier. In an actual battle, Xiao Chen undoubtedly wouldn’t be able to even withstand ten of her attacks.

Only a dozen or so disciples who had witnessed Xiao Chen’s swordsmanship yesterday knew that something very bad was about to happen.

Ignoring the shouting and jeering behind him, Xiao Chen reached out and waved. No one knew if he was bidding them farewell or answering the challenge.

Back in the city, Xiao Chen went around asking about the Changyin Mountain Range and got all sorts of versions. Some said that the place was transformed out of the body of a great god from the Archean Eon after death. Some said that it was the result of the terrain change caused by the great war thousands of years ago.

What surprised him was that the Changyin Mountain Range didn’t simply link the East and Middle Continents. It entwined around the entire Middle Continent, crossing dozens of nations and linking even the major lands of the West, South, and North Continents. Moreover, whenever the mountain range crossed, dark clouds were sure to follow with fine weather nowhere to be seen.