Chapter 178 Fight! Promoted to Elder! The End of Affinity Between the Master and the Disciple. (1/2)
AST 0178 Fight! Promoted to Elder! The End of Affinity Between the Master and the Disciple
“Qing Shui, don’t injure them too much during tomorrow’s matches.”
Qing Shui was startled by Yiye Jiange’s words. He didn’t think that she would know about this matter so quickly. The rumor probably spread when he went to Zhu Qing Peak with Wenren Wu-Shuang.
Those three must be responsible!
“Oh, don’t worry. Whatever you think, I am still one of the Skysword Sect.” Qing Shui said while grinning. Qing Shui had planned to cripple one of them since he had said some strong words before. However, he had to abandon that idea after hearing Yiye Jiange’s words.
“Ok, go rest now. You just returned, so have a good night’s sleep!” Yiye Jiange said as she stood up.
“You too. You should rest soon!” Qing Shui stood up and said with a smile, and then walked towards the house in the back.
Suddenly, Qing Shui turned his head to look at Yiye Jiange, who was still standing there. “Master, do you feel lonely? Do you have any goals or anything that you want?”
“Qing Shui, come take a walk with Master. I have some words for you.” Yiye Jiange looked at Qing Shui and said softly.
The two walked towards the peak of the mountain. The moon was still bright in the starry sky, but Qing Shui saw how lonely and helpless Yiye Jiange looked under the moonlight. Her penetrating lonely figure was deeply engraved into Qing Shui’s heart.
Since ancient times, all the beauties were lonely!
Although it was already spring and very warm, it was still quite chilly at night. However, this slight chill was nothing to Qing Shui and Yiye Jiange. The cool breeze blew Yiye Jiange’s sleeves. Her clothing was whiter than snow, and she looked like an immortal. Yet, at the same time, she also looked so weak and delicate.
“If only she ccould find a man she likes who is qualified to protect her, cherish her, and lift her up to the sky.If she can find that man, then maybe she will be very happy.”
A person was lonely because she doesn’t have anything that she wants or cares about!
“I am an orphan. Do you know how it feels to have no kin in the world?” Yiye Jiange said softly.
Her words shocked Qing Shui. Without having any kin or family was too sorrowful for a child. Qing Shui thought of the possibility of being alone in this world.
In his past life, Qing Shui had a happy and healthy family with parents who loved him dearly and a brother who was always nice to him. He could be unruly, trying to squander his parents’ love, and have a temper with them. But no matter what, he was still their child; he was their blood-related child, so they saw him like a treasure.
Even when he arrived at the world of the nine continents, he still had a mother who loved him dearly. He could feel the most mighty, maternal love in the world. He really could not imagine how it would feel like to be an orphan, but he could only imagine the hesitation and helplessness.
It was like how a city is strange because there wasn’t anyone, like family, that you love there.
Qing Shui knew that in order to change this kind of loneliness that came from the spirit, especially for orphans without family, they would need to have their own children to help them feel better. They can use their children and their significant other to create a new family, but Qing Shui knew that Yiye Jiange would not change so much in a short time.
After she finished speaking, Yiye Jiange silently watched the beautiful and bright silver moon in the sky. The bright moonlight that illuminated her added some mourning to her expression.
Even after Qing Shui entered the Realm of the Violet Jade Immortals, his heart was still caught by Yiye Jiange’s lonesome silhouette. Under her bright clothes, she had misery and pain that no one else knew.
Although Yiye Jiange didn’t talk about it, Qing Shui could see that there was more to her than just being an orphan. Qing Shui discovered that the goddess-like Yiye Jiange was carrying too much weight on her back.
Qing Shui knew that he was not strong enough, so he continued increasing his cultivation. He could solve all these problems when he had enough strength. Qing Shui cycled the Ancient Strengthening Technique again and again. After one month’s intense training, he could go through 69 cycles of Qi which made aspects of his strength increase a little.
Qing Shui found that when he broke into the tenth-interval cycles (e.g. 10th, 20th, 30th) for the Ancient Strengthening Technique, his strength would not increase by a multiplier of ten. For example, his strength only increased by a thousand when he broke through the 59th cycle, but his strength increased by three-thousand when he broke through the 60th cycle.
On the second day, Qing Shui did his morning exercise on the mountain peak. In addition to shadow boxing, he specifically cultivated the three basic forms of swordsmanship hundreds of times. The purple robes of the Skysword Sect that he wore also made his temperament even more mature and charming.
Imbued with the fourth layer of the Qi of the Ancient Strengthening Technique, piercing, pointing, and packing all these actions had positive results that surprised Qing Shui. The Qi of the Ancient Strengthening Technique unexpectedly made the weapons substantially firm!
Yiye Jiange watched Qing Shui practice swordsmanship from afar as her eyes were full of spirit, especially when she saw the inch-long yellow Xiantian Qi emanate from the tip of Qing Shui’s blade. She opened her small mouth in surprise. Unfortunately, Qing Shui could not see this beautiful scene.
After breakfast, Qing Shui and Yiye Jiange arrived at the main hall of Skysword Peak and saw many people walking towards the arena in the back.
“Did you know that the first Substitute Elder, Tie Songshan, challenged the new Protector Qing Shui?”
“Qing Shui? Is he that awesome person who defeated others with only a single move?” A youth said, pleasantly surprised.
“What an awesome person. Once he fights with Elder Tie, he will bow down to him in one move. No good comes to a person who is too arrogant.”
“That’s right. That kid is really too rampant. This time, he hit a wall with nails.”
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“Qing Shui, I won’t go to watch, but remember don’t injure them too much.” In the hall, Yiye Jiange softly reminded him once again.
Qing Shui forced a smile. This was all because he said that his martial skill was used to kill the other day. His goddess master must be scared that he would kill them.
When Qing Shui walked near the arena, he saw the purple-clad Tie Songshan standing in the arena!
“Qing Shui is here!”
Someone yelled, attracting everyone’s gaze onto Qing Shui!
“Wow, this purple Protector clothing is so pretty. I like it!” The voice of a woman said.
“I like his wildness. Too bad that I’m not as strong as him, or else I would be even more rampant than him.”
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Qing Shui immediately saw the purple-clad Wenren Wu-Shuang in the crowd. Although she wasn’t way above the common crowd, she was still the most beautiful person in this scenery.
He smiled and nodded towards Wenren Wu-Shuang. Qing Shui was holding the silver longsword that Baili Jinwei gave him as he walked towards the arena which started a lot of discussions among spectators! Some were compliments while others were insults; most of the Zhu Qing Peak’s disciples were talking about Qing Shui.
“Protector Qing Shui is the most handsome Protector in Skysword Sect. I would be satisfied even if I only had an ephemeral relationship with him in the future.” A tall woman said with infatuation while holding Qing Shui’s arm.
“I would be satisfied if he spends one night with me.” The flattering woman with an oval-shaped face next to him said disdainfully.
Wenren Wu-Shuang, standing not too far away, had a small smile, “This little man grew up.”
“You really don’t have to do this.” Qing Shui looked at Tie Songshan and said unenthusiastically.
“No matter the outcome, I won’t regret standing on this arena today, so I would choose the same thing if I had the option again. Or else, I would not be able to live with myself, and it will cause me to stay stagnant in my cultivation.” Tie Songshan said firmly.
“I said before that my martial skill is used to kill. Are you not scared that I will kill you?” Qing Shui’s energy emanated without any restriction, accompanied with waves of a tiger’s roar which shook everyone’s minds and souls. After Qing Shui cultivated his Tiger Form to the small success stage, he discovered he could add waves of the Tiger’s Roar to shake everyone’s minds and souls to his energy.
The people under the arena wanted to curse him or discuss how he was egoistical or fake, but they abandoned the plan after feeling that strong energy.
“As a martial cultivator, there is always the danger of dying. As I am standing here today, I will not regret anything even if I die. Come on, you don’t have to go easy on me.” Tie Songshan took a long sword out of its sheath and said, his words were like a low roar.