Chapter 128 Yicheng Trial 9 Xie Jiaoyue felt that she was not...
Xie Jiaoyue felt that she was not the kind of person with a lot of compassion. Unlike the simple-minded Feng Qianqian, she was always kind to others with ulterior motives.
Leaving Chu Xingjin aside for now, her sending medicine to Feng Qianqian, investing in the auction house, and gifting swords to the Qingyuan Sword Master certainly benefited them as well, but she herself also profited from it.
Her compassion and kindness were not simple. She helped Xie Xinghui and others grow in order to strengthen her own power and enable the Xie family to prosper through their efforts, so that they could then give back to her.
Xie Jiaoyue felt no guilt about these feelings. She judged things by their actions, not their intentions. Compared to Chu Xingjin, who was kind to others but did selfish and disgusting things, she felt that she was a good person.
Just like now, she pulled Pianxian up as well, to prevent Pianxian from being punished by Gongshi Yu right now, and also so that she herself could have a peaceful cultivation environment today.
She benefited from the event, and everyone was happy.
At this moment, Gong Shiyu and Wang Qingshan had already left the window, and Pianxian, with Xie Jiaoyue's help, carefully climbed through the window into the second floor of the tower.
Xie Jiaoyue hid behind a bookshelf with Pianxian, placing a finger in front of Pianxian's lips: "Shh, your master said that everyone in the tower today is his spy, so we can't be discovered by anyone."
Although Xie Jiaoyue's voice was soft, there was a hint of excitement in her tone.
The idea of not being discovered by others sounds like something out of a game.
An ultra-realistic and immersive game—just thinking about it is thrilling.
Pianxian felt no excitement at all; her face had turned pale. But she was now standing beside Xie Jiaoyue, who had been placed inside the tower. If she wanted to live a good life and avoid being tortured, she had to hide from the others with Xie Jiaoyue.
She felt as if she had boarded a pirate ship, and couldn't get off.
Xie Jiaoyue peered through the gaps in the bookshelves into the inner side of the tower. After confirming that everyone on the second floor was quietly reading their own books, she relaxed slightly and squatted back behind the bookshelves.
"Pianxian, I haven't had a chance to learn about the tower yet. Can you tell me what all these floors are for?"
"The first, second, and third floors are all filled with books, with no difference in depth or difficulty; the only difference is the category. The first floor mainly contains texts on magic cultivation, the second floor contains texts on alchemy and weapon cultivation, and the third floor contains texts on sword cultivation and formations, but there are no sword manuals. The sword manuals in the tower are all recorded on the third floor and above; they are all sword intents hidden within the sword souls, which only those with the right affinity can comprehend."
Xie Jiaoyue thought that the sword soul was probably the insights about the sword path left by a senior master. To study such a thing, one needed both luck and strength.
Otherwise, you might accidentally be devoured by the sword spirit, or have your meridians and dantian damaged, etc.
It's perfectly normal for something left behind by a great master, especially one who excels in swordsmanship, to be somewhat dangerous.
Xie Jiaoyue asked, "Besides swordsmanship, are there other aspects as well? Are there any alchemy techniques available for those at the third level and above?"
Pianxian didn't know why Xie Jiaoyue asked that, but she still nodded honestly: "We have all kinds of Dao techniques, and even some rare ones."
They even have methods for dual cultivation, but Pianxian doesn't want to know them.
Are there any differences between the floors above the third floor?
"Yes, the higher you go, the more difficult the insights left by the great masters become, and the easier it is to get injured. From the outside, the tower only appears to have nine floors, but the master once said that there are actually ten floors. However, everyone who went up to the tenth floor eventually died there, so the tenth floor was sealed off. Most people think that the tower only has nine floors."
This truly surprised Xie Jiaoyue.
Gong Shiyu has a cruel heart; how could he be so ruthless when faced with such a beautiful face?
Something's not right. Gong Shiyu doesn't seem to want to kill her directly. It shouldn't be like this.
"Pianxian, does Gongshi have a way to enter and exit the tenth floor?"
Pianxian replied softly, "Yes, he carries a secret treasure that allows him to enter and exit the tenth floor once."
It seems that this young master Gongshi has a good plan. He wants to lure her into the tenth floor to suffer torture, and then take her out when she is no longer able to resist. After that, she will become a toy to be manipulated at will.
It's very eerie.
I just don't know how to trick her into going to the tenth floor.
Pianxian whispered, "Master thinks that since not many people know the truth about the tenth floor, he will automatically go in as long as he tells you that there is a peerless sword technique on the tenth floor."
Xie Jiaoyue: ...
Who would believe such words from the enemy!
"Who? Who's there?"
Suddenly, I heard voices and footsteps behind me.
They're about to be discovered!
Xie Jiaoyue mentally reviewed the tower's structure. The stairs were in the center of the tower, and she and Pianxian were currently on the edge. They needed to sneak from the edge to the center before the people behind them noticed them, and then successfully climb the stairs.
Xie Jiaoyue looked up at the top of the bookshelf, and hearing the approaching footsteps, she flipped over and leaped to the top of the bookshelf. The white silk ribbon in her hand was still wrapped around Pianxian's waist. With a forceful pull, she brought Pianxian up with her.
Each floor of the tower is very tall. Even though the bookshelves are as tall as two people, she can still walk briskly while standing on them, bending over.
While the man was looking around behind the bookshelf, Xie Jiaoyue swiftly left from the top of the bookshelf with her graceful movements, and in a few flashes, she had already reached the front of the stairs.
The timing wasn't good; people were going up and down the second and third floors, but the people behind her had already stood up, and anyone who looked up could see her and her graceful figure.
There's no time left.
Xie Jiaoyue activated her spiritual power, pulled the white silk ribbon, and directly bound Pianxian to her body. Relying on her superior cultivation, she transformed into a blur and took advantage of the people on the stairs turning around. Like a wisp of green smoke, she passed by them and moved quickly from the stair railing to the fourth floor.
There was still someone on the fourth floor. The person was about to turn around and walk towards the stairs. Seeing that they were about to go to the fifth floor, Xie Jiaoyue didn't have time to react and once again leaped directly to the sixth floor.
Finally, it was quiet around me, except for a few sounds coming from under my feet.
"Did someone just pass by? Could it have been Xie Jiaoyue?"
"What nonsense are you talking about? Even if Xie Jiaoyue's cultivation is only slightly higher than ours, how could she leave without a sound? Do you think she's the Azure Kite Sword Master?"
"Besides, that's the sixth floor. With our current cultivation level, it's not suitable for us to go to the sixth floor at all. We could easily get injured if we're not careful."
"That's true."
The voice trailed off: "Oh, don't even think about it. Although we agreed to Gong Shiyu's request, do you really want to offend Xie Jiaoyue and Qingyuan Sword Master? I don't. As long as we don't run into them head-on, we'll pretend we didn't see them, understand? If you want to have high cultivation, you have to live a long life. If you want to live a long life, you have to live in a daze."
Xie Jiaoyue, who was eavesdropping on the sixth floor, almost burst out laughing.
The person on the fifth floor is quite interesting.
After eavesdropping, Xie Jiaoyue left the stairwell and turned back to look at the quiet and dimly lit sixth floor of the tower.
The sixth floor was not as bright as the second floor where they had initially stayed. The light was very insufficient, and the whole space was like the state before sunrise, with some light but not enough brightness.
Despite the dim environment, beams of light were scattered around.
One glance is enough to feel the power contained within.
Her graceful voice trembled as she asked, "Miss Xie, do you know why people don't easily go to the fourth floor or above?"
"Why?" In that fleeting glimpse just now, there were indeed very few people above the fourth floor, only two or three in total.
"Because we can't leave without triggering the beam of light." She was terrified.
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