Chapter 207: On the Cliff's Edge
Shen Bingsi paused for a moment before saying, "Rong'er, I've noticed that your words are getting more and more sharp."
Rong Xie smiled and said, "Like teacher, like student."
Shen Bingsi chuckled and tickled him: "Call me Master."
The two of them managed to escape the oppressive atmosphere for a moment, but their playful banter only lasted for a short while.
"What should we do now? Where can we find that extremely yang person?" Rong Xie asked. In fact, he even doubted whether such an extremely yang person even existed in the world.
A person of integrity, high moral character, and who never regrets his actions! It seems to exist only in epitaphs or local tales of heroes.
"..." Shen Bingsi didn't speak, but kept staring at Rong Xie.
Rong Xie asked in confusion, "What's wrong with you? Why are your eyes... always looking in one direction?"
Shen Bingsi said, "I'm looking at you. Tell me, could you be that person with extreme yang energy?"
"What?" This time it was Rong Xie's turn to be shocked. "Me?"
“Yes, you see, you always have such foresight. Once you make a decision, you move to Lan Yuan without looking back, no matter how much I beg or harass you, you never regret it.” Shen Bingsi held up a finger. “You’re kind-hearted, that goes without saying. Shen Yan and the others, you kept them here. Wang Mu failed the exam and went to Lan Yuan, and you still took him in. You’ve worked tirelessly for strangers, investigated a shocking child trafficking case, and rescued so many people. And Xiao Zhi, even Lu Yingqi gave up on him, but you refused to give up, trying to find a way to keep him alive—”
Shen Bingsi finished counting in one breath and stared at Rong Xie: "You are the kind of person who is upright, noble, and never regrets what you do!"
"..." Rong Xie's cheeks flushed, and he quickly denied it, "No... I had reasons for doing those things, it wasn't as... as honorable as you imagine..."
“That’s enough. Among all the people I know, there’s no one more kind and virtuous than you,” Shen Bingsi said earnestly. “The more you get to know anyone, the more unbearable they become, but you’re different. I think I know you well enough, don’t I?”
“No, actually you…” Rong Xie’s scalp tingled; he didn’t know how he’d ended up in this position. “You don’t understand…”
Before the words were finished, a deep voice came from behind: "What, a person of extreme yang?"
Rong Xie and Shen Bingsi were startled when they heard this sound. Although their cultivation levels were not particularly high, they were at least at the Foundation Establishment stage. Even if a Nascent Soul cultivator approached them, they would not be completely unaware, let alone at such a close distance behind them.
The two turned around and saw a familiar face: Lu Yingqi.
Lu Yingqi looked like a wild man who had just crawled out of the forest. His hair was messy and disheveled, with bits of leaves and thorns in his hair. His face was covered in mud, and his clothes were torn to shreds. He was a terrible sight to behold.
"Lu Yingqi, what are you doing here?" Rong Xie asked in surprise. "Have you lost your mind?"
Lu Yingqi grabbed Rong Xie's arm. Rong Xie felt as if two iron clamps were put on his arm. He tried to struggle, but the clamps did not budge.
"What kind of extremely yang person?" Lu Yingqi asked.
"..." Rong Xie thought to himself, as expected, it still hasn't recovered.
Just as Lu Yingqi was shouting, a golden light flashed, and Shen Bingsi took out the Shengxie Sword, reversed the hilt, and struck Lu Yingqi's arm with the unsharpened back of the sword.
"Let go!" Shen Bingsi shouted.
Lu Yingqi raised his hand and gripped the Shengxie Sword, ignoring Shen Bingsi and still staring at Rong Xie: "You are an extremely yang person? Can you save Xiaozhi?"
"Let go of my hand!" Shen Bingsi tried to pull back the Shengxie Sword, but she didn't expect Lu Yingqi to be so strong. The Shengxie Sword seemed to be branded in his hand, and Shen Bingsi couldn't pull it at all.
Shen Bingsi, enraged, mobilized all the spiritual power she had left in her dantian and poured it into the Shengxie Sword. The Shengxie Sword emitted a "humming" sound, becoming scalding hot and sharp. Spiritual power blades appeared on all sides of the sword, easily cutting through the protective spiritual energy of cultivators.
However, that was an ordinary cultivator, not Lu Yingqi.
Lu Yingqi remained unmoved. His powerful protective spiritual energy grew stronger with each encounter, and he also poured it into the Shengxie Sword, creating a counterforce against Shen Bingsi's spiritual power.
Beads of sweat appeared on Shen Bingsi's forehead.
"Are you a person of extreme Yang? Can you save Xiaozhi?" Lu Yingqi repeated it again, still addressing Rong Xie. He showed no sign of strain, as if controlling the Shengxie Sword was not difficult for him.
“I…I can’t,” Rong Xie said. “Senior Brother Lu, you misheard. We were just discussing who can subdue the flower demon.”
"..." Lu Yingqi stared intently at Rong Xie, his eyes filled with a terrifying obsession. Clearly, he had not yet recovered from his madness. "You are an extremely yang person? You can save Xiaozhi?"
"No, I won't..." Rong Xie was about to argue when he was suddenly pulled by a huge force. Just when he thought he was going to be torn in two by the insane Lu Yingqi, the scene in front of him suddenly changed.
With one hand restraining Shen Bingsi and the other pulling Rong Xie, Lu Yingqi used the Shrinking Earth technique to bring the two of them together to the front of Wenxin Gorge.
If it weren't for the Shrinking Earth to an Inch technique, Rong Xie would have almost forgotten that Lu Yingqi had already advanced to the Nascent Soul stage. Although he was crazy, he was a powerful Nascent Soul stage expert whose strength was comparable to Jiang Caijie.
That's terrifying.
"Senior Brother Lu, calm down. Let's go back to the Ruthless Dao Palace first, and then we can talk things out slowly—" Rong Xie hurriedly advised, while winking at Shen Bing Si.
Shen Bingsi was struggling against Lu Yingqi, his cheeks flushed red. Seeing Rong Xie's expression, he shook his head helplessly, indicating that he was no match for Lu Yingqi's terrifying strength.
At the same time, the seven people in the magic circle raised their heads simultaneously.
An ominous feeling enveloped Rong Xie's heart. He sensed that if he didn't quickly coax Lu Yingqi back, the flower demon would soon stir up trouble and provoke Lu Yingqi into the magic array. In that case, Jiang Caijie's plan would be ruined.
“Senior Brother Lu, let’s go back first. Only your master knows the specifics of the situation. We only heard it from your master. While your master is still awake, shall we go back?” Rong Xie urged.
"Yes, yes," Shen Bingsi replied with difficulty.
"Bing Si, what's going on?" Judge Jiang looked up, puzzled by the strange postures of the three.
“We…we’ll…take Lu Yingqi back right away…” Rong Xie tugged tightly at Lu Yingqi’s sleeve. “Judge Jiang…please tell him…we’re not those extremely yang people. Going in now…will only be serving food to the flower demons…”
"What extreme Yang person?" Judge Jiang was stunned for a moment, but quickly realized what he meant. He scrutinized Lu Yingqi for a moment and said solemnly, "Lu Yingqi, this is not a place for you. Go back and take care of Elder Bai at once!"
Lu Yingqi stared at Judge Jiang: "Is Rong Xie not an extremely yang person?"
“No!” Judge Jiang said, “There are no such people here.”
"Not Shen Bingsi either?" Lu Yingqi asked again, "Then who is? I'll find him."
“No one is perfect,” Judge Jiang sighed. “No one is without flaws. Who doesn’t have a dark past?”
“…” Lu Yingqi fell silent.
Rong Xie felt his arm loosen, and his arm regained its freedom.
On Shen Bingsi's side, the Shengxie Sword also fell to the ground. He rubbed his arm, feeling secretly annoyed.
"No one can save Xiaozhi?" Lu Yingqi asked. "Then what will happen to Xiaozhi?"
Rong Xie's feelings were complicated. When Xiao Zhi was alive, Lu Yingqi had never cared about him so much. How come he went crazy for him after Xiao Zhi died, talking about Xiao Zhi all the time?
“As long as you don’t wander around recklessly, Judge Jiang can eliminate the flower demon and avenge Xiaozhi,” Rong Xie explained. “So, let’s go back to the Wuqing Palace now. Elder Bai misses you and keeps talking about you.”
Rong Xie pulled Lu Yingqi along and walked towards the back hall of Tianji Altar.
Just then, a strange laugh rang out.
Rong Xie immediately threw out a talisman to seal Lu Yingqi's ears.
"Lu Yingqi, when you used Xiaozhi to prove your Dao, why didn't you care so much about Xiaozhi's life or death?" Sect Master Feng said sarcastically. "Now that Xiaozhi is dead, you want to save her? Why don't you think about who killed Xiaozhi? It was you, it was you! As long as it wasn't you, Xiaozhi wouldn't have died."
"!" Lu Yingqi froze. Rong Xie had just pulled him a step when he felt the muscles of the person next to him bulge, and the person went into a state of stress, rooted to the ground and motionless.
Rong Xie's spell was too weak to stop Lu Yingqi from hearing what he wanted to hear.
"Lu Yingqi, these words were spoken by the flower demon. Don't listen to them, don't fall for its tricks!" Rong Xie shouted.
"Hehe, is there a single lie in what I said?" "Sect Master Feng" laughed. "Young Master Rong, isn't that what you think too?"
Rong Xie felt a chill run down his spine. If he hadn't been standing outside the sealing array, he would have suspected that the flower demon had possessed him and was spying on his thoughts.
“I killed Xiaozhi,” Lu Yingqi suddenly clutched his head with both hands. “I killed Xiaozhi! I deserve to die, I deserve to die!”
As he spoke, he began to hit his head hard, and soon blood started flowing from his nose.
“Hey, Lu Yingqi,” Shen Bingsi couldn’t stand it anymore, “What good will killing yourself here do? I think you should clear your head and wake up! You did contribute to the death of your servant, but if it weren’t for this flower demon, Xiaozhi’s soul would still be there. After you attained immortality and ascended to heaven, you could find him again in the Three Realms! But this flower demon used an evil demonic contract to devour Xiaozhi’s soul. Even if you become an immortal or a god, you will never see him again—”
Although Shen Bingsi's words hit the nail on the head, at this moment, they were more likely to provoke Lu Yingqi and be used by the flower demon.
"Bing Si, stop talking." Rong Xie quickly stopped Shen Bing Si.
But he was too late. The flower fairy laughed loudly, "Yes, he's right. I ate Xiaozhi's pure and flawless soul. It was truly delicious. Lu Yingqi, you can keep hitting your head outside. You can hit yourself to death, but you'll never see Xiaozhi again, because I've already eaten him! Hahahaha!"
Lu Yingqi trembled violently. He slowly lowered his arm, his eyes were bloodshot, and with blood flowing from his five orifices, he looked extremely terrifying.
Lu Yingqi unleashed an incomparably powerful spiritual pressure, which, as if it were tangible, formed a blue-green light wave that instantly attacked the Heaven-Sealing Formation.
Jiang Caijie leaned back and quickly raised his hands to reinforce the outer wall of the Heaven-Sealing Formation.
"Lu Yingqi, don't come in!" Judge Jiang shouted.
However, his orders had no effect on the irrational Lu Yingqi. A flash of green light pierced through the sealing formation like lightning, and Lu Yingqi's figure disappeared and reappeared like a ghost, his hands gripping the neck of "Sect Master Feng".
"Stop!" Shen Bingsi cried out urgently, bringing two fingers together. "Shengxie, go!"
The Victory Sword transformed into a golden light, whistling as it flew away and pierced through Lu Yingqi's shoulder with a "whoosh," pinning him to the ground at the edge of the cliff.
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