Chapter 355 - 178: Are You Seeking Death?
"Demon Evil God Fang Shuwen, at the request of the Cyan Sheep Sect, has come to Celestial Martial Peak for a meeting!
"I invite you all to show yourselves!!"
His voice was not loud, yet powered by his unfathomable Inner Strength, it carried for nearly ten li.
He repeated these words three times.
However... there was no response.
Fang Shuwen didn’t mind. Since he was already here, he might as well go up the mountain to take a look.
He immediately started up Liuxia Mountain.
The people blocking his path dared not stop him. Earlier, every time Fang Shuwen took a step forward, they took one back, and were thus forced all the way up Liuxia Mountain.
The situation hadn’t changed, but this time, he wasn’t just going up Liuxia Mountain.
He was heading for Celestial Martial Peak.
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...
「On Celestial Martial Peak.」
Inside a room, Sun Buping sat cross-legged with a pale face, his palms and soles facing the heavens.
White mist slowly rose from the top of his head, continuously swirling upwards.
It seemed he was circulating his energy.
"Demon Evil God Fang Shuwen, at the request of the Cyan Sheep Sect, has come to Celestial Martial Peak for a meeting!
"I invite you all to show yourselves!!"
When these words reached his ears, Sun Buping’s expression changed drastically. He suddenly snapped his eyes open and, with a SPURT, spat out a mouthful of fresh blood.
"Tong Jingchun!!!"
Sun Buping roared in fury:
"You’re going to get the entire Northern Domain Martial World killed!!"
CREAK. The door opened.
Tong Jingchun, also known as Chess as Sword, walked in from outside, shaking his head with a light chuckle.
"Sect Leader Sun, you exaggerate."
"He’s just one Fang Shuwen. What ability does he have to render our Northern Domain Martial World helpless?"
"The people’s hearts are with us now. A junior from the Eastern Domain can’t possibly stir up any major trouble."
"You! You’re utterly foolish!!"
Sun Buping spoke through gritted teeth, blood continuously trickling from the corner of his mouth. It was dark in color, a clear sign that something was wrong.
"For the sake of our many years of acquaintance, I’ll offer you a piece of advice: don’t get so worked up."
Tong Jingchun said coolly:
"With your Inner Strength, if you can stabilize your True Qi, this little bit of poison won’t kill you."
"But if you continue to let your anger flare up like this, and the poison invades your heart meridian, then I’m afraid not even the gods can save you."
Sun Buping took a deep breath, his face contorted in pain. He said through gritted teeth:
"Tong Jingchun, stop being so stubborn and reckless."
"This matter is not as simple as you think..."
"I don’t care if you’re doing this to kill Fang Shuwen and establish your might in the Northern Domain."
"Or if you plan to take Fang Shuwen’s head to the Sword God Palace to claim a reward."
"Heed my advice—you won’t succeed!"
"If you keep this up, this day next year will be the anniversary of your death!!"
"There you go again with the alarmist talk."
Tong Jingchun shook his head lightly, as if he felt it was pointless to speak of ice to a summer insect.
"As I said, a mere junior from the Eastern Domain can’t cause earth-shattering waves."
"He won’t make it up Liuxia Mountain."
"And he won’t set foot on Celestial Martial Peak!"
"Now, get some rest. I will give you a proper explanation for this matter in the future... It’ll be a worthy conclusion to our friendship."
After speaking, Tong Jingchun turned to leave.
Sun Buping suddenly spoke up:
"Wait!!"
"Is there something else?"
Tong Jingchun sounded a little impatient.
"Where is the Cyan-robed Saintess?"
Sun Buping asked.
"Don’t worry. The Cyan-robed Saintess is a person of great importance. How would I dare poison her?"
"She’s in her room right now... free to come and go as she pleases."
’Free to come and go...’
Sun Buping was taken aback for a moment.
"She... is letting you carry on with this foolishness?"
"What do you mean, foolishness?"
Tong Jingchun frowned and shook his head lightly.
"The Five Great Forces wouldn’t want to see a Demon Evil God capable of overturning the entire Jianghu either."
"Sect Leader Sun... you’re not the man you used to be."
After saying this, he spoke no more and turned to leave.
Leaving Sun Buping sitting there in a daze. After a long while, he finally sighed.
"A wise man submits to the circumstances. Why regret the death of someone who can’t even see the situation clearly?"
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「In another room.」
The Cyan-robed Saintess, dressed in her namesake color and veiled, was preparing tea.
Her movements were as smooth as flowing water. The cups and pot moved at her command, creating a pleasant and captivating sight.
After a short while, she poured a cup of tea and placed it on the opposite side of the table.
The door creaked open. She didn’t look up, but a figure in white had appeared opposite her.
The newcomer picked up the cup of tea before her, lifted her veil, and drank it all in one go.
Then, she let out a comfortable sigh.
"Xiao Qingqing, the tea you brew is as delicious as ever."
"Even the temperature is just right."
The Cyan-robed Saintess did not look at her, nor did she comment on her praise. She simply asked coolly:
"Did you see him?"
"Mhm!"
The white-robed woman’s eyes showed a hint of excitement.
"A dragon among men!"
The Cyan-robed Saintess was slightly taken aback, seemingly surprised that this four-word evaluation could come from the person across from her.
She pondered for a moment, then asked another question:
"Will you act?"
"No need."
The white-robed woman laughed heartily.
"Those people can’t stop him, and they can’t kill him."
"Besides, that boy has a strong killing intent. Now that this whole bunch has jumped out, just let him kill them all."
"If it really comes to it, aren’t we both here? We can’t just let him get bullied."
"Mhm."
The Cyan-robed Saintess nodded.
But the white-robed woman grew a little annoyed.
"You speak normally to other people. How come when you talk to me, you just spit out one, two, or three words at a time?"
"...Not really."
The Cyan-robed Saintess glanced at her.
"I just don’t want to talk to you. You’re annoying."
"..."
The white-robed woman was furious. She suddenly leaped up.
"Let’s see if I don’t tickle you to death today."
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Naturally, Fang Shuwen was unaware of what was happening on Celestial Martial Peak.
He had now stopped halfway up the mountain.
The people who had been driven all the way up the mountain seemed to have seen their savior, their previous fear completely swept away.
Surrounded by them was a Swordsman.
He was in his thirties, dressed in cyan, and carried a Horizontal Saber on his shoulder.
He had a wild and unrestrained look about him...
But his expression was currently a bit stiff, and he seemed reluctant to be surrounded by the crowd.
In the end, however, he could only step forward and cup his fist to Fang Shuwen.
"Greetings, brother."
Fang Shuwen almost laughed out loud.
"So it’s you. Well, if it isn’t Zhao Ziying of the Zhao Clan of the Heaven-Cutting Saber."
"..."
Zhao Ziying gave a dry laugh.
Fang Shuwen looked at him, his gaze serene.
"You’re blocking my path. Are you looking to die?"