The two men had the same level of cultivation. Gu Sui Han's internal strength was three levels higher than Hao Xin's, so he had the advantage at the beginning. However, the restraining effect of the Heart of Heaven and Earth gradually backfired on him, and he was unable to cope with the situation. Hao Xin seized the opportunity to intensify his offensive, and his moves were tricky and brutal, which frightened Shen Qingmang.
"It seems that Senior Brother didn't learn much from the Master." Hao Xin wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and smiled.
"It's too early to talk about this now." Gu Sui Han gripped the hilt of the sword tightly and attacked again. Shen Qingmang was surprised to find that he was using the same moves she had used when she fought him on the previous moonlit night.
Did Qiongju teach him all this, too? Or... had he often replayed this battle in his mind, allowing him to apply it with such proficiency?
Gu Sui Han finally defeated Hao Xin by a narrow margin. Both of them were seriously injured and went back to recuperate. Hao Xin was temporarily unable to push forward the reform plan. Shen Qingmang was slightly relieved, but still did not dare to take it lightly and chose to stay with Hao Xin and pay attention to the development of the situation.
The plot proceeds as planned. With the Taichu Sect's new disciple-recruiting conference approaching, a fierce debate breaks out within the sect over whether or not to continue accepting disciples. Conservatives are in favor, while radicals strongly oppose it, arguing that resolving the spiritual energy shortage is paramount and that accepting disciples will only exacerbate the problem.
After recovering from his injuries, Hao Xin went to see Qiong Ju again, but was still met with a response from Qiong Ju that he did not support the reforms and was even scolded. Angry and aggrieved, Hao Xin was once again bewitched by An Yanxiang and decided to steal the seal of the headmaster and forge Qiong Ju's order.
"The inner demon in the original novel was just a cover..." Shen Qingmang murmured, "It was really An Yanxiang who instigated it. Sui Han really didn't lie to me."
She saw the two conspirators separate, weighed the pros and cons, and followed An Yanxiang.
She knew exactly what happened to Hao Xin, but she had no idea what Anyanxiang was going to do.
After returning to his bedroom, he spread out paper, picked up a pen and dipped it in ink, and drew a formation diagram in one go. He sent it to Hao Xin through the Star Shift Technique, then took out a communication talisman, wrote "deadline for forty-nine days", burned it with spiritual fire, and the ashes disappeared into the air.
Using a talisman instead of a jade pendant to send a message meant that the recipient was very far away, and Shen Qingmang's heart sank.
Could it be what she thought...
An Yanxiang put down his pen and stared at the drop of ink on the table. After a moment, he said softly, "Qingmang, don't be afraid. It won't hurt."
Shen Qingmang originally existed in the form of a soul and could not feel the cold or heat, but he still felt a chill when he heard the words. It was the fear that came from his soul.
This madman, he is really...
"When everything is gone, we can be together. But now, Brother has a small trouble to deal with."
After saying this, he took off the jade pendant from his waist, put it close to his mouth, and said, "Gu Suihan, you can stop me once, but can you stop me a second time?"
Gu Suihan's voice soon came from the jade pendant: "What are you going to do?"
"Guess?" An Yanxiang chuckled, cut off the call, and tapped the rhythm with his fingers on the table.
A quarter of an hour later, Gu Suihan appeared outside the hall with a sword in hand.
"Go back quickly!" Shen Qingmang shouted anxiously.
This silly kid couldn't even completely suppress Hao Xin, so fighting An Yanxiang was simply courting death! And fighting against a high-level cultivator, wouldn't the backlash be even worse?
"What do you want to do to seduce me, brother?" Gu Sui Han said in a deep voice.
An Yanxiang looked innocent: "Bewitched? I was just helping him fulfill his wish."
"You want to overthrow the sect?"
"Oh, my nephew is so perceptive." An Yanxiang narrowed his eyes. "Then why don't you continue to guess, which sect should I start with?"
"You lunatic..."
As Gu Sui Han raised his sword, An Yanxiang stretched out his hand to grab the void, and a net instantly pounced on Gu Sui Han. The golden net was like a giant squid hunting sperm whales, tightly entangling his sword-holding hand.
"Nephew, you're overestimating yourself, aren't you?" An Yanxiang said with a smile, "I also want to thank you for falling into my trap, saving me a lot of trouble. Uncle Master is sending you to Frost Sky Wall to reflect on your actions."
Gu Suihan struggled and said, "Do you think this is all I am capable of?"
"What? You still want to..." An Yanxiang hadn't finished speaking when his feet suddenly began to freeze. He lowered his head and said in surprise, "You can actually still use spiritual energy."
"Otherwise...how could I dare...stop you..."
"Sui Han!" Shen Qingmang pounced on him and said in a trembling voice, "Don't be stupid! Stop it now!"
He actually activated his magic at the cost of burning his own spiritual energy. This was clearly a fight for his life!
An Yanxiang became interested, put away the net and started fighting with him. Under the dual stimulation of the burning spirit and the backlash, Gu Suihan's body almost turned into a piece of rag, and he was finally defeated.
An Yanxiang imprisoned him in the Frost Sky Wall and said with a sinister smile, "You have committed insubordination. You will reflect on your mistakes here until the entire Taichu Sect is reduced to ruins."
After saying that, he tilted his head, coughed up a few mouthfuls of blood, and staggered away.
Shen Qingmang slammed hard into the barrier of the Frost Sky Wall, but it remained unmoved. She turned back to check on Gu Suihan's injuries, trying to stop his bleeding wound with a ball of light, but to no avail.
"What kind of bullshit illusion is this? It just lets me watch the tragedy happen and nothing can be changed!"
After an unknown amount of time, Gu Sui Han got up from the ground and began to draw his sword to cut the barrier. Every few swings, he had to stop to recover his strength, but he never gave up.
Finally one day, a crack appeared in the southwest corner of the barrier. Both of them smiled. Gu Sui Han continued to chop at the crack, and the crack became bigger and bigger, and the barrier finally collapsed.
He was about to leave when An Yanxiang arrived the next moment.
"You Wuya Sect are truly a bunch of stubborn bastards, but you're late." An Yanxiang said, "The Taichu Sect has even destroyed its mountain protection formation. How long until its demise?"
"Master..."
"Qing Mang is, of course, safe and sound under my protection. Even if you were cut into pieces, she would be fine. Well, I shouldn't have been soft-hearted and thought of sparing you so that she could use you to comfort her when she gets angry with me. Today, I'll just put an end to this trouble of yours."
An Yanxiang summoned his true fire, and Gu Suihan condensed his ice sword. The two clashed again, both using fatal moves. Shen Qingmang was surprised and delighted to find that Gu Suihan did not suffer any backlash this time.
But when Gu Sui Han noticed it, he suddenly stopped and looked at his palm.
At the same time, An Yanxiang wrinkled his nose and stopped. "The smell of green wood... this is..."
A little bit of green light appeared in Gu Sui Han's palm, penetrated into his body through his fingers, and his face changed drastically.
"Didn't you say you were protecting her? Why is her spiritual energy leaking out?"
An Yanxiang's expression went blank for a moment, and he disappeared from the spot the next second.
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