Chapter 762: Old Acquaintance (II)
At that moment, hair slowly began to grow atop Xu Mu’s head, and his body grew broader and more imposing. He looked more and more like his prime. Yet his eyes never left the sword in his hand.
"I, Xu Mu, have pondered what Senior Tongya once said for many years. Now that I believe I am ready... I’ve come back to reclaim my sword."
Crack.
Heavy white mist burst from all five of his orifices, sweeping through the restaurant. Buds sprouted from the wooden stairs only to quickly rot away. The steamed chicken on the table twitched twice, grew feathers, cried out twice within the white mist, and crumbled into dust.
Li Xijun drew his sword and swept the white mist rushing toward them aside. He then lifted both companions and sent them outside the restaurant in the same breath. Chen Yang, being farther away, was merely brushed by the edge of the mist. A few threads from his gray robe’s hem drifted loose and fell.
White mist surged out with each breath Yu Mujian exhaled. Though it stopped flowing from his five orifices, it still billowed from beneath his robes.
He spoke coldly, “I wonder how much of Li Tongya’s true teachings you’ve inherited, Xijun.”
Li Xijun sheathed his sword and formed a seal with one hand, suppressing the surging mist. He replied calmly, “There are many mortals here. Master Monk, please take this duel with me to the lake.”
Yu Mujian narrowed his eyes slightly, drew his sword, and stepped forward. He vanished and reappeared over the lake in an instant. Li Xijun followed a step behind, his figure also appearing above the water as snow began to fall from the sky.