Chapter 189 Stop!
Most of the twenty-four sages of Taiyi have already arrived.
Yu Sui could only hear the sound of her own heartbeat. She tried to calm herself down, minimize her presence, and show a frightened expression so that Saint Chang Gen would think she was frightened by the battle between the two saints.
Now that things have turned out this way, she can no longer say she wants to become Wu Huaiwei's apprentice in front of so many people.
Too much attention is more of a disadvantage than an advantage for Yu Sui.
Wei Xizhen could see the so-called superior physique that even she herself was unaware of; who knows what other saints might be able to see?
She also has a disobedient sword spirit.
What if a military strategist sees something?
Yu Sui's gaze swept over the two agricultural sages who emerged from the shadows.
She had heard Wei Ren say before that Shen Tianxue, the Sage of Agriculture, and Pei Daiqing were a married couple.
After breaking through to sainthood, the two had retired to the mountains and forests, no longer concerning themselves with worldly affairs. However, they were chosen by the power of the Earth's core and became the Twenty-Four Saints of Taiyi.
Shen Tianxue and Pei Daiqing adhered to the principle of retiring from worldly affairs and did not concern themselves with any matters of Taiyi.
He neither accepts apprentices nor teaches classes. He wanders the Taiyi Mountains, going east one day and west the next.
He only returns to the college once every three to five years.
The farm was managed by the sage Ou Rushuang alone.
It's truly a rare treat to see these two people today.
Standing atop the hillside, Wu Huaiwei looked down at Pei Daiqing and Shen Tianxue, and said with a forced smile, "You two have come all the way to steal from my Yue Mountain?"
"No, no." Shen Tianxue held up a finger and waved it at her, glancing at the dark figure behind her out of the corner of her eye. "Your fight is quite lively here, and with the Ghost Dao Venerable making a move, Aqing and I are just here to broaden our horizons."
Pei Daiqing also smiled and said, "Please continue, everyone."
No sooner had he finished speaking than Yu Sheng, the Legalist who was standing in the middle, said sternly, "The Star Bell summons the sounds of all things, and the Dawn and Dusk Realm freezes time, both of which have affected the students of Taiyi."
After hearing this, Yu Sui felt as if the old man was going to sentence them to a crime of disturbing the peace.
The renowned Master Zhu smiled and said, "When you two are dueling, you should also take care of the students of Taiyi."
Kuang Chu, who was flying on his sword, crossed his arms and raised his eyebrows after hearing this. He said with a half-smile, "This doesn't look like a battle of magic to me. It looks more like a killing match."
Wu Huaiwei didn't even look up and said, "You're the one with eyes."
Leng Rouyin said calmly, "Then how come you're still alive?"
Wu Huaiwei laughed and said, "Isn't this what I'm waiting for, Rouyin, to go to the Yellow Springs with me?"
Zou Qian also admired Wu Huaiwei, who, despite the murderous intent of Saint Chang Gen, still managed to get Leng Rouyin to stab her twice.
"Elder Chang did not give any signal this time. I wonder what it is that he would cause such a big conflict between the Yin Yang School and the Wu Academy?" Taoist sage Li Qiuwen stepped forward. He was dressed in neat white clothes and looked like a cold moon from afar, shrouded in its clear light.
Standing behind him was Liang Zhen, who had his hair styled in a Tai Chi bun. He was tall and slender, dressed in a blue Taoist robe, and had a gentle expression.
With a smile on his lips, while the focus of all the saints' attention was on Wu Huaiwei, Liang Zhen glanced sideways at Yu Sui, who was hiding in the jacaranda tree behind him.
Yu Sui was caught off guard and met Liang Zhen's gaze. When he looked into Liang Zhen's eyes, he inexplicably recalled the first time he looked into Mei Liangyu's eyes.
The light fills the eyes, making them as clear as black lacquer.
The higher the level of Taoist cultivation, the greater the transformation of the mortal body. One can have a youthful appearance, radiant with beauty, and skin as smooth as jade, forever free from blemishes.
Yu Sui had no idea of the true age of the two Taoist saints in front of him. Judging from their appearance and figure, they were both handsome young men.
"Whose disciple is this?" Liang Zhen asked Yu Sui gently. "He looks quite frightened."
His words were neither loud nor soft, yet they drew the attention of others.
Some of the saints had already recognized Yu Sui, knowing that she was a disciple of Saint Chang Gen, and their gazes inevitably carried a hint of inquiry.
Yu Sui could feel the gazes falling on her gradually increasing. She bit her lip with some difficulty, hid behind a large patch of flowers, and called out softly, "Master."
“Let’s go,” said Sage Changgen. “Your senior brother is waiting at the foot of the mountain.”
Mei Liangyu was blocked at the foot of Yueshan Mountain and could not enter.
Yu Sui tiptoed to her feet from the jacaranda tree, her head covered in withered petals and leaves, making her look extremely fragile.
She hesitated for a moment, then looked up at the hillside, her gaze sweeping over Wu Huaiwei. In the end, she said nothing, her figure shrouded in darkness, disappearing from everyone's sight.
Upon seeing this, Wu Huaiwei gave a cold snort, neither too loud nor too soft.
Zou Qian asked, "Could it be that you started fighting because of this student?"
Wu Huaiwei wouldn't tell these people the truth. So many saints came tonight, and Yu Sui's talent had caught her attention. If she told them, even more people would inevitably try to take him from her.
"This child wandered into Moon Mountain by mistake. I only kept her around to chat because she looked cute. I never expected that I was Elder Chang's precious disciple, which made him rush over to take her away."
Wu Huaiwei's tone was neither cold nor indifferent when she explained.
Leng Rouyin understood her well. After hearing this, she looked at her with a mocking expression and said, "Just to keep them here for a few more words? If you hadn't attacked that child, why would Elder Chang have used a life-saving talisman on you?"
Wu Huaiwei waved her hand, recalling the scattered gold pieces to her wrist: "If people heard this, they would think you know me or Elder Chang very well. Rouyin, you're quite good at being presumptuous."
As soon as she finished speaking, Leng Rouyin's face turned cold, and she drew her long sword. At the same time, Wu Huaiwei shook her wrist, and the star bell rang.
Wu Huaiwei was still holding a grudge after her battle with Saint Changgen when Leng Rouyin happened to run into the muzzle of a gun.
In an instant, multiple streams of the five elements of energy emerged simultaneously.
The sword rang out clearly, and Wu Huaiwei's star bell also emitted the sound of swords. The swords rang out together, and the invisible sound waves annihilated Leng Rouyin's sword energy. The flowering trees of Yueshan suffered another calamity, being cut in half by the invisible sword energy.
Leng Rouyin met the attack head-on with her sword wind, the shockwave carrying the sword wind, repelling the flamboyant red ribbon in front of her. The red ribbon flashed away, revealing Yin Ziwu's smiling face.
He made a hand seal with one hand, flicked his finger to send the green leaves of the Fusang tree flying, and instantly ten thousand leaves flew together, swallowing the wind and returning to a single leaf.
Yin Ziwu flicked his finger again, sending the green leaf flying towards the two saints of the Bing family in the air.
The moment the Fusang Green Leaf was cleaved in two by the sword energy, the sword wind that had been swallowed by it erupted and swept across the sky.
The scabbard was held horizontally in front of Kuang Chu. He drew his longsword with one hand. The silver light was sharp, and golden patterns flashed on the snow-white blade. As he swung the sword down, the air above Moon Mountain was filled with the sound of sword wind like ghosts wailing and wolves howling. The faint sounds of warhorses neighing and thousands of iron cavalry trampling corpses could also be heard.
This sword is invincible and no one can defeat it; it is called Longyuan.
In Kuang Chu's hands, the Dragon Abyss Sword could command an army of ten thousand.
At this moment, the wind howled and warhorses neighed, and one could vaguely see thousands of troops rushing towards the three members of the Yin-Yang School below.
Standing on the jacaranda tree, Changsun Zi raised her hand, and the black divine wood talisman lightly flipped at her fingertips. The golden divination array instantly appeared, blocking Zou Qian's way and swallowing the image of the Dragon Abyss Army that Kuang Chu had unleashed into the divination array, before spitting it out towards the two Taoists below.
Li Qiuwen was prepared. He held a purple talisman between two fingers in front of him, and a black and white Tai Chi symbol instantly appeared, breaking the illusion of the Dragon Abyss Army.
"Stop it, all of you."
Centered on the sage, the Legalist End-of-Dharma Array was deployed, with a blue and white light shield enveloping all the sages in the sky and on the ground. Ancient, twisted, and indistinguishable runes floated along the edges, guarding the area with utmost vigilance.
The others in the formation were unable to mobilize any more of the Five Elements Qi, and the two military strategists and Changsun Zi were forced to land on the ground.
The red silk draped softly over Wu Huaiwei's body, while only Yin Ziwu's Fusang wooden plate remained suspended in the air.
The Legalist Yu Sheng, with a solemn and dignified expression, spoke: "Aren't you all worried that tonight isn't chaotic enough?"
Kuang Chu sheathed his sword and said nonchalantly, "It's rare that everyone is here today, so why not have a little competition?"
The renowned scholar, Elder Zhu, smiled and smoothed things over, saying, "Tonight's incident was originally a misunderstanding between Dean Wu and Elder Chang. Everyone, let's not add fuel to the fire."
"What misunderstanding is this?" Wu Huaiwei said in a slightly cold tone. "Our Ghost Dao Venerable not only ruined the flowers and plants of my Moon Mountain as soon as he arrived, but also insulted my Yin Yang School. How can I tolerate this?"
Saint Changgen would not mention that Wu Huaiwei was trying to steal his disciple.
They remained silent on the matter.
Some of those present knew that the Sage Changgen disliked the affairs of the Yin-Yang school.
If Elder Chang were to insult the Yin-Yang School, Wu Huaiwei certainly wouldn't just listen and do nothing. She would probably say even more offensive things to the Ghost School, so it would be understandable if the two of them ended up fighting.
Saint Changgen's actions were ruthless, something no one else had expected.
Although Yu Suiren left, she left behind the Five Elements Light Core to continue observing. Fortunately, the battle between the saints earlier did not affect Mo Se's edge, otherwise her Five Elements Light Core would have been shattered countless times.
Everyone believed that Wu Huaiwei and Saint Changgen fought because they insulted each other's own school of thought.
That is indeed the case.
However, the real reason for the two sides to insult each other's respective schools was the competition for disciples.
Seeing that no one cared about her, Yu Sui breathed a sigh of relief, but after taking a few steps, her expression became serious again.
The Saint's strength seemed to far exceed her expectations. Just those few moves, without using the strange fire, would probably have been enough to kill her several times over.
“Elder Chang.” Yu Sheng of the Legalist school turned around, facing the dark scenery below the hillside, “According to the academy’s rules, you must give a signal if you take any action. You have broken the rules tonight.”
In fact, almost all the saints who came tonight were there for Saint Changgen.
Even a simple, unassuming farming couple rushed to see why the sage of the Ghost Daoist sect was making a move.
"Your verbal dispute is far less important than the cultivation of the Taiyi students," Yu Sheng said in a deep voice. "I hope Elder Chang will let it go tonight."
Wu Huaiwei sneered: "You've turned my Yueshan into this mess, and you still think you can get away unscathed?"
Zou Qian waved her hand, indicating that she should forget about it.
Yu Sheng remained staring at the dark expanse, without turning to look at Wu Huaiwei.
A few moments later, the ink faded and disappeared.
"Are you leaving?" Shen Tianxue shook the hoe in her hand and said with a sneer, "Then let's go too."
"Stop." Yu Sheng glanced at her and Pei Daiqing. "How could a sage of agriculture steal? Go and return these herbs to the physician immediately."
As soon as he finished speaking, the herbs in Shen Tianxue and Pei Daiqing's baskets started to jump out one after another.
"Huh?" Shen Tianxue exclaimed in surprise, "You old geezer! You..."
Pei Daiqing covered her mouth and led her away, saying, "Ah Xue, forget it, forget it. We can't argue with him. We can just go and dig it back later."
The two saints from the farming family quickly left Moon Mountain.
Wu Huaiwei looked at Yu Sheng with a half-smile and asked, "Then, Yu Sheng, how would you judge the losses to my Moon Mountain?"
Yu Shengyun said calmly, "It's up to you Yin Yang School to handle this."
The implication is that each person should handle their own affairs.
Wu Huaiwei took a deep breath, about to curse, when she was stopped by the quick-thinking Zou Qian and Yin Ziwu. Her ears were covered by water and her face was covered by leaves.
"Everyone, disperse, disperse." Zou Qian waved to the others. "I'll count to three. Those still here after three, stay and rebuild Moon Mountain. Three..."
They had barely started when the rest of the people left in the blink of an eye.
Zou Qian looked back and saw that even Yin Ziwu had run away, leaving her speechless for a moment.
Hong Ling snatched away Qing Ye's face covering, and Wu Huaiwei looked coldly at Zou Qian.
Zou Qian looked helpless and said, "This matter..."
Wu Huaiwei: "Get out."
Zou Qian readily agreed: "Okay."
It disappeared in the blink of an eye.
Wu Huaiwei slowly scanned the chaotic Yue Shan with her gaze, her heart growing colder.
Until tonight, she had no idea that the Sage Changgen hated the Yin-Yang School so much.
His unknown past must have been marked by the presence of the Yin-Yang School.
[Author's Note]
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