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Chapter XIV Departure from Ottawa
More than ten days had passed since the end of the Beastslaying Martial Meeting, and the disciples of Supreme Profound Capital, Four Cities, and Twelve Altar were all eagerly awaiting the final result. Even though the battle of the Slaughterers had made it clear that the cultivation levels of these twenty-one people were the best, everyone still wished to see the result of their authority.
Kong Zhili shook his head and sighed, ”Sigh, there's nothing left for me to do anyway.”
Zhou Zhile said, ”From the looks of it, it's definitely An Sang, Yu Yi, Zong Yin, Ji Yan, Gongyuan, and Yin Ling.”
Then he added, ”Oh, right, there's also that Shen Jingyang. It's just that the rankings of these seven people will still be decided after discussion between Master and the various Altar Masters. ”
Kong Zhili seemed to be deep in thought. ”Hey, you guys tell me, that Li Zongyin usually never saw how powerful his cultivation base was. How did he perform so well this time? Could it be that he also had the help of the Blood Light Pearl?”
Dong Weiming interjected, ”How could I possibly have the same luck as those Blood Light Pearls?” Li Zongyin, this kid, would usually train hard and show off in front of Master. ”
Zhou Zhihui said, ”His cultivation has improved quite quickly. I heard he's already reached the Superior Health Realm!”
Dong Weiming said, ”Didn't you hear what Master said? That little rascal listens to the dance everyday, practicing his skills in summer and practicing his skills in winter everyday. It's as if he's gone crazy.”
Kong Zhili sneered and said, ”Encouraging the youth, you're not afraid of going berserk!”
Dong Wei Ming said, ”Then that's a good opportunity for the Path of Enchantment. The city is lacking a young master!”
The three of them laughed.
On the stage of Tai Hua Altar, all of the disciples were also guessing the ranking of the Martial Meeting and discussing various interesting anecdotes from the Martial Meeting. He just wanted to find a quiet place to take a breath of fresh air. He leisurely strolled past the backyard and arrived at a quiet place on the back mountain. This place was filled with monolith forests, solemn and desolate. It turned out to be the mausoleum of the Taohua Altar's previous lords. Shen Jingyang curiously looked at the inscriptions on the monoliths and realized that there were actually so many Altar Lords in Taihua Altar.
Suddenly, a stern voice came from behind him, ”How dare you! Don't you know that this is a forbidden area within the altar?” A man dressed in black was standing not too far away from them.
Shen Jingyang came back to his senses and apologetically said, ”I …” ”I just accidentally entered the forest of monoliths, I didn't do it on purpose …”
As he spoke, Shen Jingyang sized up that person. Although that person's back was facing him, Shen Jingyang felt that this back was unfamiliar to him. He probed, ”Look at you, you don't look like someone from the Tai Hua Altar. Stop pretending. Who exactly are you?”
Shen Jingyang's words left the man in black speechless.
Shen Jingyang repeatedly asked, ”Why are your back facing him, turn around!”
The black-clothed man suddenly turned around, bringing Lei Li's wind force with him as his palm swiftly flew over. Although they were separated by a few zhang, Shen Jingyang clearly felt a strong murderous intent, as if it wanted to swallow him up. It seemed that this palm strike was filled with all his strength, aiming to take his life.
Shen Jingyang moved a few meters away and angrily said, ”A thief like you is most adept at sneak attacks!”
The black-clothed man seemed to be infuriated by Shen Jingyang's words. He madly sent a single palm strike towards him, and Shen Jingyang also came to meet him head on.
That palm technique's power was strange and hard to predict. It had been constantly changing, and Shen Jingyang had never seen such a vicious, hard to fathom palm technique.
He had come with ill intentions, and he had to capture this person alive. With this thought in mind, Shen Huoyang grabbed a tree branch and used it as a sharp sword, aiming straight for the face of the man in black, as he wanted to take off the black man's veil.
The man in black was nimble like a swallow as he jumped upwards. With a backhand strike, he unleashed a baleful aura. Shen Jingyang's body dodged to the side, and with a” ”ka” ”” sound, the tombstone behind him was broken into two.
Seeing that his ancestor's tombstone had been destroyed, Shen Jingyang flew into a rage and snapped, ”You shameless thief, see if I take you down or not!” He brandished the tree branch in his hand like a sharp sword, bringing a blue light with it as he thrust it towards the man's chest.
The black-clothed man retorted, ”With your martial arts, you can only fight against this old woman.”
The more he listened, the angrier he got. The branch in his hand had already turned into a sharp branch. He raised it up and aimed it straight at the black-clothed man's forehead. The man in black quickly moved and shattered a tombstone.
Shen Jingyang once again gathered his energy and channeled the power within his body to strike out with his sharp blade. The black-clothed man was not to be outdone. He circulated his strength in his hands and formed a baleful aura.
The two of them unleashed their respective lightning strikes, unleashing sharp and baleful auras. With a 'boom', the two supreme powers collided, causing an incomparably powerful shockwave to reverberate in the air, shaking the entire stone monument. In that instant, the stone monolith forest was filled with dust and smoke.
When the black clothed man saw that Shen Yushi seemed to be fighting with his life on the line, countless hidden weapons flew out from his palms and shot toward Shen Jingyang with a screeching sound.
This Fei Ling was vigorous and powerful, and his speed was extremely fast. He forced Shen Yiyang to retreat several zhang, only caring about dodging abruptly.
The black-clothed man's feet moved like the wind, soaring into the sky and disappearing without a trace.
It was only then that Shen Huoyang regained his balance and regained his composure. He was ready to fight again when he realized that the man in black had long since escaped.
The sound of messy footsteps came from afar, and when the disciples heard the loud sound of the forest of monoliths, they all rushed over at this time.
Looking at the mostly destroyed monolith forest, Shen Jingyang knew that he had caused trouble.
Within the Heart-Cleansing Stream, in a deep, quiet valley, the fifth spirit was sitting cross-legged with his eyes closed, circulating energy and meditating.
A few stones fell into the water, and a few clear sounds broke the tranquility, but it did not disturb the spirit of concealment in the slightest.
”This fool!” A stone fell into the Spirit of Hidden Spirits' chest.
The spirit hurriedly opened his eyes, and the smile of a teenager with tresses entered his eyes.
”Yi, didn't you go back to Taihua Altar? Why are you here?” the spirit asked in surprise.
”What? You don't welcome me?” The teenager with long hair said in surprise.
”Of course.” The hidden spirit blurted out. He had been alone for the past few days, and now someone had finally come to visit him.
”Where did you come from? Master allowed me to meditate here, so I'm not allowed to enter.” The Spirit murmured.
”Then what did you do wrong? Why are they punishing you like this?” The teenager with the long hair asked curiously.
”Actually, what you know is that you used that Blood Light Pearl to secretly train in the Power of the Other Worlds …” The Spirit muttered to itself with its head lowered.
”Oh, you don't think I'm the informer?” The silver-haired youth blinked his eyes and asked with a smile.
”Not really. Master, you can see how profound you are in just a moment.” Hidden Spirits.
The teenager with the bunched up hair raised his eyebrows and said, ”Alright, let's not talk about these troublesome matters anymore. Aren't you bored staying in this Broken Stream for three months?”
”There's no other way, master's orders cannot be disobeyed.”