Unsheathed

Those in the righteous faction regarded those in the demonic faction as cruel and underhanded scoundrels, while the demonic faction saw the righteous faction as a congregation of pretentious false gentlemen who were just as evil, but concealed their heinous transgressions beneath a veneer of justice.

However, all of these concerns were far away, while they had each other within reach. It was the dead of night, and there was no one around, so they inevitably began getting a little physically affectionate with one another.

The woman was holding a tree branch, and as he walked along, she casually performed a few of her fist and sword techniques.

It immediately occurred to Chen Ping'an that her father, the leader of the Magnificent Sect, was most likely one of the three martial artists that had survived to the very end on the lake. One of them had displayed very similar fist techniques to hers, and at the time, they had a flexible sword, which they normally wore around their waist like a belt, but they could lash out with the sword at any moment to decapitate their enemies.

The two of them snuggled up against each other, and it didn't take long before they began running their hands over one another's bodies.

If that were the extent of it, then Chen Ping'an could simply turn a blind eye and continue cultivating. He could only hope that they didn't go any further than this.

However, his worst fears were quickly realized. The couple circled around to behind the tree, and the woman said that they had to pick a well-concealed spot up in the tree. Otherwise, he would have to keep his hands off her for the night.

The man smiled and agreed, and the woman grabbed onto the man's shoulders, preparing to launch herself up into the tree.

Chen Ping'an looked around in exasperation for a moment, then flicked a finger through the air, and a stone beneath the tree was shattered.

The couple was greatly startled and hurriedly turned to the source of the sound, while Chen Ping'an sprang out of the tree and vanished into the night, giving the couple the privacy that they desired.

However, the couple wasn't able to stay for long following Chen Ping'an's departure, and they were only fool around briefly before hurriedly making their way back to the suspension bridge. For some reason, all of the households in the Magnificent Sect had suddenly become brightly lit, and everyone rushed to the entrance as if they were welcoming some esteemed guest.

Chen Ping'an could see that a thin fiery dragon had appeared on the small mountain path, and it was very similar in appearance to the fiery flood dragons conjured up by Liu Zhiqing.