Chapter 67: The Mantis Catches the Cicada
Nagi Rinyu felt unprecedented absurdity and incomparable anger.
It was absurd because the spiritual sword that the sect had once wanted to forcibly steal was now in the hands of the junior brother who was later accepted into the sect in an almost deformed new form.
Since you were so sure that the future I chose was wrong, why did you let me know now that you chose someone else to experiment on this road that no one has ever walked on?
Nagi Rinyu was furious because he now knew that if anyone had tried so hard to prevent him from realizing his dream, it was precisely because of the will of the Sword Palace's upper echelons...
Ling Fengzhi's experience only proves that the old stubborn people in the Sword Palace, whose originally indestructible attitudes and positions had been compromised towards certain existences like a landslide in recent years!
Why? Why? How dare they…how dare they?!
Faced with Nagi Rinyu's sudden attack, Chu Sheng did not feel like he was facing a great enemy, but just felt a little surprised.
After all, in her opinion, the best time to turn against someone is actually when the other party sees that the person they are trying to save is Ling Fengzhi.
She allowed her to help Ling Fengzhi and did not stop Ling Fengzhi from recuperating. However, her attitude suddenly changed just because of a sword. Surely, it was most likely that there was a problem inside the Sword Palace?
She frowned slightly, then saw Nagi Rinyu reaching forward with his hand.
After all, the speed of a sword cultivator in the Spirit Transformation Stage is much faster than that in the Nascent Soul Stage, not to mention that the other party also practices the way of space, so Ling Fengzhi's wrist was grabbed on the spot!
"Oh, as expected."
Nagi Linyou glanced at the eyeballs rolling around in Ling Fengzhi's palm and sneered without any surprise.
"I thought they would make some great progress... but it turns out you're just a victim!"
After seeing the strange eyeballs rolling in Ling Fengzhi's hand, Fang Yuan subconsciously took a step back, and the jade doll was pushed back. Even the expression of Saint Ya Ge became solemn.
"What's this?"
"This is something that only forms after the alien demon Black Evil and the spirit body have been immersed in it for a long time."
Nagi Rinyu got the answer in his heart, put aside his grudges, and answered the few people in a friendly manner.
"First, the magic pupils appeared in the palm of the hand, and then the mouth spoke human language. This is a gradual process.
As his body was infused with demonic energy and he developed new eyes, nose, mouth, tongue, and ears, the struggle between his spiritual power and demonic energy within his body reached its peak...
The choices left to him are either to die and reincarnate, or to fall into depravity and lose his past memories, thus creating a new great demon!
Back when Nagi Rinyu was still in the Sword Palace, the sword masters accidentally discovered that among the materials used to forge the Broken Sky Sword, there was an extremely special spiritual material that could have the same effect in absorbing spiritual power and the black evil of the alien demon.
This was an extremely incredible thing, because before this, everyone's understanding of spiritual power and demonic energy was that they were incompatible and opposed to each other, and there was no way they could coexist peacefully.
But the existence of the Broken Sky Sword overturned this perception, which made the sword masters extremely worried about Lin You back then.
It can absorb spiritual power and demonic energy. There is no reason for sword cultivators to be shy about absorbing these when going out to fight and conquer.
But if Lin You were to be released at this point, and if he were to be accidentally injured by a demon cultivator during the battle, and Lin You were not prepared for his natal spirit sword, allowing the demonic energy to enter his body...
When they thought that the talented disciples of the Sword Palace would be forced to become possessed by demons after going out, all the sword masters' faces turned green.
This is absolutely impossible!
Lord Buwang's attitude towards Linyou remained the same, but the sword-wielding elder chose to lay everything out and informed Linyou of the decision made within the Sword Palace.
——After handing over the Broken Sky Sword and repairing his Taoist body, the sect will provide him with a spiritual sword of comparable strength to serve as his natal magical weapon for cultivation.
But Linyou was unwilling to accept such a result. Out of trust in his master, he told Buwang Jianzun his views on the demon cultivators.
Demonic cultivators can also ascend, and normal cultivators can also ascend. From this we can see that the way of heaven does not take whether one is a demon or an immortal very seriously.
Power is only divided by attributes, not by stance. The world is not black or white, but a chaotic gray.
Regarding this point, Lin You, who had comprehended the way of space and used spiritual power and demonic energy indiscriminately in desperate situations, was extremely confident that he was right.
Buwang Sword Master did not reject his words, and Lin You thought he had been recognized...
But when he was nearly trapped in the sect's punishment formation and at the mercy of others, and was forced to be deprived of his natal spirit sword, he finally understood one thing.
From the very beginning, no one in the sect had listened to his ideas. It was just because practicing magic was wrong, and he was also wrong for using two powers, so he had to completely eliminate the mistakes...that was all.
As for whether Lin You, who was deprived of his natal spirit sword, can continue to practice, and whether his damaged understanding of the Tao can be restored to its original level, who cares?
The Sword Palace is the highest sect for sword cultivation. There are countless geniuses in the sect, and there are countless venerables with the title of Sword Master. Why should they care about what a little disciple who has not yet grown up is thinking?
Linyou escaped.
Buwang Sword Master did not stop him, perhaps to fulfill the last relationship between master and disciple, but he was no longer willing to think about the inner story.
He wandered to the Holy Sky Fire Sect, and also visited Lingxiao Pavilion and Liangyi Valley. Among these sects that wandered between black and white, there was no place for him.
Duankong Jian Linyou of the Sword Palace died, and the one who survived was Nagi Linyou on the border, a casual cultivator who was willing to do anything as long as he could get what he wanted.
He does not hate anyone. People with different beliefs cannot work together. Buwang Jianzun taught him the truth and helped him solve his doubts. Nagi Linyou has a master-disciple relationship in his heart, but he only got the news of the other party's death.
Nagi Rinyu was melancholy for a moment and sighed, thinking that everything in the past had vanished into thin air and there would be no more ties from the past to disturb his thoughts.
I never thought that the last disciple accepted by Master Buwang Jian would eventually fall into my hands.
This disciple, clearly belonging to the Sword Palace, was expelled from the sect in disguise. If he had not been recognized as the master of the Frost Flower Sword, he would have one day embarked on his own old path with the heavy iron sword in hand.
Under the push of Master Buwang Sword, with the tacit approval of the Sword Palace, and with the unanimous neglect of the sword masters who were once filled with righteous indignation.
But the Sword Palace probably wouldn't have guessed it, right? The Frost Flower Sword, closely watched by everyone, was made of the same casting material as the Broken Sky Sword, and similarly attracted demonic energy and spiritual power!
The dignified master of the Frost Sword has actually become a person as miserable as him, the traitor who was expelled from the family. If the old man knew about this, I wonder what he would think.
Nagi Rinyuu quickly realized the reason why Kenmiya made such a choice.
He was wandering outside, but still paid attention to the news of his former sect. From the day when Nagi Linyou betrayed the Sword Palace and left, in the past hundred years, except for Qi An, there was no news of anyone in the Sword Palace being promoted to the Nascent Soul Stage and the God Transformation Stage!
The Sword Palace, which once produced many geniuses, is now dwindling in number.
Are the arrogant sword masters who used to be so high and mighty, now willing to turn a blind eye and relax the boundaries of their disciples' use of spiritual energy and demonic energy in order to gain an opportunity for a breakthrough?
Haha, this is really... really interesting!!
"I had no idea that the Sword Palace was so bold... They were artificially creating demons!"
Ya Ge became serious, reached out and held Chu Sheng's shoulders firmly, preventing her from moving forward.
"Be careful, Shengsheng! The swordsman in front of you may appear to be the same person you knew in the past, but in reality, he may have been assimilated by the demon!"
Ling Fengzhi blinked. Although he did not think that there was any possibility of him being assimilated by the alien demon, but thinking of the eyeballs that he had crushed several times, the swordsman still cautiously took half a step back.
"This fellow Daoist is right, Fellow Daoist Chu Sheng, I think..."
"Have you forgotten something?"
Chu Sheng sighed.
She put down the heavy iron sword, and the heavy sword fell to the ground as heavy as Mount Tai, making a low sound. The female cultivator spread out her palms, and a thin black gas floated in the air.
"I have already cultivated the Heavenly Demon Qi. What does the fallen demon thing you're talking about have to do with me?"
Ah, he's cultivated the Heavenly Demonic Qi... huh? Nagi Rinyuu was suddenly stunned as he looked at the black energy.
Is Heavenly Demonic Qi something that can be cultivated at will? Are the disciples of the Hehuan Sect really so fierce?!
"Who is it?" Ling Fengzhi's eyebrows suddenly became sharp, and he grabbed Chu Sheng's wrist.
Even when he was nearly dying, the sword cultivator's expression never changed much, but now his calm and composed expression suddenly became full of oppression.
"Who forced you to do this?"
"Don't worry, no one forced me to do it. I just did it casually."
Chu Sheng skipped over his experiences in Zhongnan Dao Sect and the Tianjiao List and answered at the speed of light.
She calmly shook off Ling Fengzhi's hand, then took out a new pill and stuffed it into his mouth again.
"Gui Xuan's medicine has a fixed course of treatment. You'd better take it according to the doctor's instructions, otherwise the violent Yuanying stage medical cultivator's beatings will be very painful."
Even Guixuan is already in the Nascent Soul stage...
Thinking of his own Golden Core Stage cultivation, Ling Fengzhi was silent for a moment. He felt as if his whole body was not in good condition, so he could only stay still and take the medicine obediently. "Oh."
Recalling Chu Sheng's Golden Lotus of Creation that could absorb almost anything, Ya Ge calmed down from her initial vigilance.
That’s right, if Venerable Yunmeng doesn’t take action, even the demon beasts in the God Transformation Stage can be killed directly. For us Shengsheng, what is there to be afraid of with the mere demonic energy?
“…Wow.”
The young fox king, who had no idea of Chu Sheng's terrifying fighting ability and thought he had understood the whole picture, raised his eyebrows.
After reading for such a long time, from the secrets of the cultivation world to the disputes among fellow disciples, and then to the dual cultivation of spirits and demons, he absorbed a lot of information, but his brain was not stupid at all. He could match things that he could not understand in the past almost every minute.
"So, not only have the demonic cultivators infiltrated the righteous sects of your cultivation world, they've also tried to win over the demon race and various other tribes. Are they preparing for a rebellion?"
"The demon cultivators are trying to win over the demons to their side?" Chu Sheng turned around and looked at him, "Do you have any evidence?"
"Isn't a demonic riot evidence? If the demonic cultivators hadn't intervened, how could there have been a sudden beast riot at the border of the Canglang Mountains, which had been peaceful for many years? Moreover, our demon race has always been law-abiding..."
Having said this, he paused, pretending that he had not been poked in the back by the jade doll's elbow, and continued calmly speaking.
"Anyway, I was wondering why Hu Ji was acting so strangely. Turns out it was the demon cultivators themselves who were behind this."
"That's not necessarily true." Nagi Linyou put away his somewhat improper views on the Hehuan Sect's Fa Xiu and looked at Chu Sheng again.
"Is there any unusual news from the Hehuan Sect?"
"I do, but I don't think I should be telling you that."
Chu Sheng didn't deny what she said. She looked at Nagi Rinyu, who had already put down the Broken Sky Sword, and smiled slightly. "Would you like to do me a favor?"
"If you ask me, what you did in the Sword Palace was truly unkind."
Zixiao commented sharply on Qi An's recollections of the past.
"I'm not saying that the Sword Palace is doing things right now. Anyway, you should understand... But now that things have come to this, they've actually started fighting among themselves. The Sword Palace is definitely doomed."
"...Although I said so, please at least mind that I am still a disciple of the Sword Palace and don't complain to my face like this." Qi An's face looked strange, "Otherwise I will always feel like you are scolding me."
"I'm always outspoken, you know me." Zi Xiao didn't buy into Qi An's complaints. "Also, what are your plans next?"
"I went to the Bliss Sect," Qi An said, "and discovered something very interesting. Can you guess what it is?"
"What?" Zixiao looked up at him. "I don't think it's a good thing that you find it interesting."
"The old monsters of the Jile Sect have suddenly disappeared without any warning recently." Qi An stroked the hilt of the Luoshui Sword and said softly.
"Just like the previous Grand Elder of Zhongnan Dao Sect, the Sword God of Sword Palace, the Half-Step Ascensionist of Penglai Fairy Island, and the anonymous old man of Duobao Pagoda..."
"I'm very curious, where have all these top-tier experts gone? They're the ones who can receive destiny notes, communicate with the higher realms, and make decisions about the future direction of the entire cultivation world?"
"The Pavilion Master didn't leave any message about this," Zixiao said calmly, "perhaps he is still in a deep dream."
"Even if he is awake now, the old monsters won't contact him. It's just that people with different beliefs cannot work together. He himself has no intention of ascending, so others will naturally not force him."
"What about you, Brother Qi An?"
"Of course I..." Qi An's words were suddenly interrupted.
He turned around in surprise and saw Nagi Rinyu silently cutting through space, the jade doll leaping out clutching the Fox Queen's neck, and Yage landing and standing still with the colorful hammer on her shoulder...
After loosening the veil tied around Ling Fengzhi, Chu Sheng gently patted his arm.
"Well, my guess was correct."
Chu Sheng smiled faintly at the Luoshui Sword in the Sword Palace. "Long time no see, Senior Brother Qi An."
Qi An was stunned. "Junior sister?"
He looked at the group of people in front of him, then looked back in disbelief at Zixiao, who had been calmly chatting with him, and finally realized something.
"Zixiao, you're trying to have it both ways?"
"It's a common problem among sword cultivators. There's nothing nice to say."
The lady with brown hair and purple eyes crossed her arms calmly, put away the fan made of basalt shell, and tapped her arms slowly.
"What do you mean by having it both ways? I just have an unbreakable friendship with everyone."
"You're very reliable, Senior Sister Zixiao." Chu Sheng happily praised the Young Master of Lingxiao Pavilion. "I'll work with you again next time we have the chance!"
"Don't look at me like that, Qi An, I didn't lie to you."
Zixiao looked at Qi An, who looked incredulous as if he had been set up by a witch, and spoke to him in a comforting tone.
"Who let Junior Sister Chu Sheng possess an ancient magical instrument that can conceal the secrets of heaven? It's only natural that she can't divine.
There's nothing wrong with you asking me to calculate Ling Fengzhi's idea, but Junior Sister Chu Sheng's magic weapon can be used by many people at the same time... so you really can't blame me for this."
"Linyou, just listen to what they say and go wherever they say." Qi An looked at Nagi Linyou in disbelief, "You weren't like this when you were in the Sword Palace!"
"You said it was Linyou when we were in the Sword Palace. What does it have to do with me, a casual cultivator, Nagi Linyou?" Nagi Linyou looked at Qi An with a half-smile on his face.
"Besides, what qualifications do you have to call me that? Are you standing up for Ling Fengzhi? Old man Buwang hasn't expelled me from the sect yet, so it's not your turn to teach me!"
"But, before this, I didn't know who my senior brother was." Ling Fengzhi suddenly said this, which made Nagi Linyou so angry that he glared at him.
"Brothers are talking to each other, kids, don't interrupt!"
Qi An silently turned his gaze to Chu Sheng.
"I'm sorry, it's too slow to follow your pace and decipher the code bit by bit, Brother Qi An.
Since Senior Brother Yuan Qi specifically reminded me not to do anything on my own.
I think it would be better if we just had a direct and honest conversation face to face, don’t you?”
Chu Sheng said with a smile.
"...Yuan Qi!" After hearing Chu Sheng's words, Qi An's expression finally changed, from disbelief to complete heartache.
"I didn't even try to stop you from doing what you were about to do, yet you actually kept this as a back-up plan behind my back... You're really something!"
"Because Senior Brother Yuan Qi is confident that he can survive no matter what he does, but he's not sure whether Senior Brother Qi An is going to come back and start over."
Chu Sheng patted Qi An's shoulder comfortingly, and his black eyes curved into crescent shapes with great pleasure.
"Don't be embarrassed, Senior Brother Qi An. It was actually Senior Brother Ziqing's idea to contact Senior Sister Zixiao for help.
It's human nature to lose in a two-on-one situation, and it doesn't mean you're that bad. This is a special bond between the three of you, you should be happy about it!"
When Qi An heard that Ye Ziqing was involved in this, he immediately laughed.
"Junior sister, although you have indeed become stronger, you have also become not cute at all. I am really sad..."
"Since my senior brother has always been sincere and enthusiastic towards me, I don't intend to deceive my senior brother Qi An." Chu Sheng's expression remained unchanged and he answered calmly.
"Who made me Senior Brother Ziqing's direct junior sister? This is probably the inheritance of the master."
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