At the same time, while Liang Hao and Huang Xiaoting were dueling, Linghu Ming also arrived at the edge of a cliff, closed his eyes and let the wind and waves blow against him.
"Come out. You've been following me all this way, haven't you? This is the moment you've been waiting for."
Hehehe~
A strange laugh rang out.
A figure dressed in a brown cloak and wearing a bamboo hat, obscuring his true appearance, stood in the void in front of Linghu Ming.
Linghu Ming opened his eyes and sighed, "This is really endless. From the Dao Domain to the Central Domain, then to the Southern Domain, and even infiltrated the Divine Phoenix Ruins, you're really something."
"Hehehe~ Are you scared? As long as you admit you were wrong, I might consider letting you go."
Linghu Ming suddenly drew his sword and lunged forward to stab.
The brown-clad figure was prepared and quickly dodged the sword.
"What's wrong? You're so impatient. We're brothers, can't you just calm down and say a few words?"
"I have nothing to talk to you about."
"It's the same as always. Since that's the case, let me, your senior brother, test whether your swordsmanship has improved."
The brown-clad figure, as soon as he finished speaking, his cloak fluttered as he opened one hand.
"Sword, come!"
A three-foot-long sword pierced through the clouds and landed steadily in the hand of the brown-clad figure.
Upon seeing this, Linghu Ming decisively urged his sword finger forward, launching a preemptive strike.
"The Sword Art of Vertical and Horizontal: Roaming Freely Between Heaven and Earth".
In an instant, Linghu Ming conjured countless illusory figures, each carrying a chilling sword light, and all of them pierced towards the brown figure.
The brown-clad figure neither dodged nor evaded, but instead thrust the green sword in its hand horizontally at the back of the body.
The moment Linghu Ming's sword energy got close, he swung his sword.
Instantly, the azure sword light covered half the sky, sweeping away all the illusory figures in front of him.
Linghu Ming suffered a setback and had no choice but to switch from offense to defense, quickly retreating back to the cliff.
As soon as he landed, he felt a chill on his neck, and a bead of cold sweat slid down his cheek.
Behind him, a brown figure had already pressed Qingfeng against his neck, moving so fast that Linghu Ming couldn't even react.
"Hehehe, all these years have passed, and apart from some improvement in your cultivation, your swordsmanship has remained stagnant."
"I have already completely deciphered your Horizontal and Vertical Sword Techniques. Without using the techniques of the Demonic Realm, your desire to defeat me is nothing but wishful thinking."
Sigh~
Linghu Ming sighed helplessly, then discarded his sword.
"Let's get started."
He closed his eyes, calmly preparing to face death.
Unexpectedly, the brown-clad figure sheathed his green sword.
"Killing you is too easy, I feel no sense of accomplishment. I'll give you three more years. If you still can't defeat me after three years, I will definitely kill you with my own hands."
After saying that, the brown-clad figure turned and left.
"Senior brother!"
Linghu Ming called out to him.
"I know you hate your master. Back then, she disregarded our friendship and expelled you from Taibai Tower."
But she had no choice at the time because of the sect's overall situation. Your master has been thinking of you all these years; you should go back.”
"What a convenient excuse! For the sake of the so-called greater good of the sect, you're willing to sacrifice me. Do you even know how I've been all these years?"
The brown figure turned around abruptly and pulled down the hood of his head.
His handsome face was etched with the marks of time, and a shocking scar ran across his forehead.
Linghu Ming's pupils contracted: "Senior brother, you..."
"This sword scar on my forehead is a gift from your master. For years, the first thing I do every morning when I wake up is to carefully examine this scar in the mirror."
Only in this way will I never forget the humiliation she brought me. One day, I, Li Jianxin, will return to Taibai Tower and reclaim everything I have lost.
“Senior brother, why are you doing this?” Linghu Ming shook his head helplessly. “Actually, I know you’ve always wanted to go back, after all, there’s a connection between you and Master…”
"Enough! Stop talking. I am her sworn enemy. Don't try to get close to me. Practice your sword. The next time we meet, it will be a matter of life and death. Do you understand?"
After saying that, Li Jianxin put his hood back on, turned around, and disappeared into the sky on his sword.
"Alas, what is love in this world? Senior brother, although our master has wronged you, she was truly helpless. The honor and disgrace of our sect..."
The continuation of this tradition inevitably involves choices. I hope one day you will understand and return to your master's side, for she needs you very much.
Linghu Ming sighed and then walked towards the ancient temple.
...
Inside the ancient temple, the roads are intricate and complex, with each road leading to a new fork in the road, as if there is no end in sight.
Relying on the Ice Phoenix bloodline within her, Yu Xiyan managed to shake off the others after several twists and turns, and quickly advanced deeper into the temple.
After turning left at another fork in the road, she arrived at a secret room that was tens of thousands of square meters in size.
The secret room was adorned with starlight and filled with spiritual energy. Rare crystal mines were everywhere, and even a small amount could be mined to give a third-rate sect a head start.
But Yu Xiyan's attention was focused on a bronze statue in the very center.
This bronze statue depicts a general, holding a military sword, gazing ahead with an unwavering expression, as if no difficulty could deter him.
However, what truly attracted Yu Xiyan was that the statue had a strange sense of familiarity.
She couldn't help but take a few steps closer to examine the statue's features closely.
"This is... Shen Zhao? How is this possible..."
The unexpected discovery shocked Yu Xiyan.
Boom~
"Uh~"
Just then, a sudden gust of wind attacked from behind.
Yu Xi, who was focused on the statue, was caught off guard and was directly struck by the force, spitting out a mouthful of blood onto the statue.
At the same time, an old voice echoed from inside the secret room.
"I never expected that someone would find this place before me. It's truly unexpected."
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