Chapter 1002: That’s why you have to live well (1/2)

The one-armed man had no choice and prepared to put out the sword fire when a giant fireball flew out of the flames and into the sky.

What was it?

Everyone was taken aback as they followed the ball with their eyes. However, none of them expected a sword awn to emerge from the lake until it illuminated the entire wood. Long Feiye quickly turned to the side and blocked the sword awn from Han Yunxi as they beat a hasty retreat. The one-armed man also backed away while protecting the proprietress. Xu Donglin and Baili Mingxiang were one beat late and got injured by the sword qi, leaving scars on their bodies.

The strong sword awn didn’t linger on the lake for long before it rapidly assembled in the center and drew in all the flames burning its surface. The white sword awn and black flames rose and fell in waves like a brilliant painting unfolding on a magnificent scale! Everyone was so enraptured by the sight that they forgot all about their injuries.

Han Yunxi looked up at the fireball and muttered, “Long Feiye, could that be Little Qi...is Little Qi still alive?”

As soon as she finished speaking, the flames overpowered the sword awn and rose towards the fireball in the sky! As tongues of flames entered the ball, it grew in size until it was shining upon them like a blazing sun. Everyone was stunned by the sight, but soon enough the sword awn and the waves suddenly rose into terrifying waves. Like peals of thunder, they gathered in the center of the lake and rushed up towards the fireball in a water column! It was so fast that no one had time to react, the force so strong that none could block it, the phenomenon so strange that everyone could only look on in awe. As soon as the sword awn hit the fireball, another unexpected event occurred: all of the flames extinguished!

Despite this, there was no Gu Qishao in sight. Instead, only a giant ball of tightly wound vines sealed up whatever was inside. It was impossible to tell whether the person within was alive or dead. More unbelievably, the vines were growing verdant green leaves without any sign of damage from the flames! The Qi Sha dagger had stuck right into the vines, but it was unclear whether the weapon had pierced any person.

How could this be?

“How…” the one-armed man was greatly alarmed. He had clearly slashed at the vines, so shouldn’t they have stopped protecting Gu Qishao? Even if he hadn’t, shouldn’t the flames have burned them away? Why was it still guarding him?

Just what was going on?

To destroy the killing intent of the Moye sword spirit, he forged a sword to absorb its essence using bones of extreme yin, flesh and blood of extreme killing aura, and metal of extreme yin. He had found all of the necessary ingredients and used them timely right after Long Feiye lured the Moye sword spirit out of the lake. But why did he still fail?

The swordfire had already ignited and burned through the entire lake! It was supposed to keep flaming for 49 days so it could dissolve the Qi Sha dagger and Moye’s killing intent. Then he’d just need to add iron essence to create a new sword and absorb the Moye sword spirit within it. Even if he couldn’t tame its nature then, it would at least be contained within a medium he could control in his hands.

The plan had been perfect even with Long Feiye and the rest interfering. He had smoothly obtained seven female skeletons and found a body with extreme killing aura. So why did it fail at the last step? Had the Qi Sha dagger missed stabbing Gu Qishao?

Impossible!

He was sure he hadn’t missed. Gu Qishao had bled so much just then that he had to be injured. The one-armed man held tightly to the proprietress as he looked blankly at the scene. Despite his loss, he still didn’t run. He wasn’t going to accept this without a clear answer!

Han Yunxi and Long Feiye were surprised as well. Long Feiye knew Gu Qishao couldn’t die, but he never expected the man’s vines to be so powerful. They could even block swordfire! Han Yunxi immediately activated her detox system, but she couldn’t tell whether Gu Qishao was poisoned. Very soon, the sword awn took the place of the flames and surrounded Gu Qishao’s ball of vines. Beneath its white glow, the plant looked full of vitality. How could a sword full of killing intent change into that? Instead of death and destruction, they only saw life and new hope. Inexplicably, all of the killing intent had vanished.

“Long Feiye, Little Qi won’t die for sure, right?” Han Yunxi asked.

Long Feiye wanted to say “yes,” but changed his mind when he saw the shining sight in the skies. “Han Yunxi, would you cry if Gu Qishao died?”

“I would,” Han Yunxi didn’t think twice. “Long Feiye, I’ll cry if any one of our friends died.”

“Then what about me?” Long Feiye turned to look at her.

“I won’t,” Han Yunxi muttered, “Because I’d die instead. That’s why you have to live well.”

Long Feiye smiled wryly. He was helpless to do anything else beyond that. At the same time, the sword awn nurtured the vines until they bloomed into countless seductive red flowers! From a distance, they looked like spots of flame or blood, a beautiful sight! Under everyone’s dazed stares, the surface of the lake soon filled with a fiery red, flittering light. Unlike the cutting edge of sword qi, it was gentle and warm as it flowed leisurely up amidst the sword awn.