Chapter 23 My heart is clear
The move happened in an instant.
Gathering her spiritual energy at the bottom of her feet and stomping hard, Yi Sanmei's figure immediately transformed into a long gray arrow and shot towards Shen Ranming. With a flip of her hand, she grasped the bamboo slip in her left hand. Shen Ranming did not intend to let Yi Sanmei get close to him. He immediately activated the Dian Cang Jue, summoning a long needle to point at her torso, and then carefully stepped back in the opposite direction to fly away.
Yi Sanmei suddenly saw a long needle emitting a green light pierce her. This needle resembled the willow blades of the time, but even thinner. The front half was a needle, and at the end, a thin blade emerged. If it failed to penetrate, it could be turned and swept horizontally. The green light emanating from it was particularly frightening.
Third Sister Yi didn't panic. Her eyes constantly tracked the trajectory of the spiritual energy threads in the air. With one hand, she flung the bamboo slips open and with the other, she formed a hand seal—the Wind Control Technique! Shen Ranming manipulated the long needle's spiritual energy thread into a trajectory for her to ride the wind. She allowed Shen Ranming to dodge, and in an instant, Third Sister Yi was in front of Shen Ranming, stepping one foot on the bamboo slips and sweeping her leg towards his head!
Shen Ranming hadn't anticipated this method of leveraging force. The long needle couldn't turn back in time, but with this in mind, Shen Ranming shifted his hand into a seal, and a fireball suddenly burst forth. Shen Ranming raised his hand upward, transforming the fireball into a wall of fire that threatened to engulf Third Sister Yi!
Flames scorched her robes, and amidst the heat, Third Sister Yi's mind raced. She couldn't retreat now! The Fire Control Art flashed through her mind, and she intertwined her fingers, swirling the bamboo slips towards the wall of fire. Using the Fire Control Art, she inverted the flames, sending them crashing down towards Shen Ranming. Shen Ranming concluded he couldn't dodge, so he might as well not! He simply faced the wall of fire and charged forward!
Not good! Knowing that he wouldn't do anything reckless, Yi Sanmei felt goosebumps on the back of her neck. A gust of wind blew from behind! It was Shen Ranming's long needle! Yi Sanmei tried to dodge, but Shen Ranming, ignoring the burning pain on his face and body, gripped her arm tightly. She barely managed to turn her head, but the needle still grazed her skin, leaving a long bloody mark. She felt her spiritual energy stagnate.
Shen Ranming would never miss such an opportunity. He grasped the long needle, a brilliant azure light emanating from its center, and thrust it straight at Yi Sanmei's face! Yi Sanmei's spiritual energy stagnated slightly at this moment, and she seized the perfect moment to sever the spiritual energy link with the bamboo slip. Without the spiritual energy to support it, the bamboo slip automatically curled up and flew back into Yi Sanmei's arms, just glancing past the needle tip, blocking the attack! The azure light pierced the bamboo slip, causing it to glow a faint purple hue barely perceptible to the naked eye. This was hidden beneath the needle's glare, but the Dian Cang Jue had failed to erode the bamboo slip's mark. This split second was enough for Yi Sanmei to recover her spiritual energy. She grasped the bamboo slip with her backhand and, using the Iron Transformation Jue, struck the long needle with a fierce blow!
The spiritual energy trembled and flipped back into Shen Ranming's body, and the long needle instantly broke into three pieces. Shen Ranming was forced to let go, and felt a surge of spiritual energy reverse and collide with his body. He retched and fell to the ground, vomiting a pile of broken flesh and blood! Yi Sanmei used the bamboo slips to transform the long needle with the Iron Transformation Technique, and then used her own spiritual power to disrupt Shen Ranming's spiritual power, causing Shen Ranming to fall to the ground with internal injuries!
Three moves, three moves can knock him down to his knees!
"Ahem!" Third Sister Yi covered her mouth with her hand, but blood still gushed from between her fingers. She watched the blood flow along the lines of her palm and sighed deeply. She hadn't been injured by Shen Ranming, but she had drawn on her spiritual energy too quickly, and the three techniques required more spiritual energy than she had anticipated, which had caused her physical injuries. Even if she continued to cling to the orthodox path of cultivation, her own limitations were clear at a glance. Now Third Sister Yi had resolved her inner struggles.
Shen Ranming fell to the ground, swallowing the blood and flesh in his mouth fiercely. He then activated the Dian Cang Jue to quickly restore his spiritual energy flow. Sikong Qian also strode over, took out a blood-recovering pill from his storage bag, and stuffed it into Shen Ranming's mouth, using his own cultivation to help him regulate his breathing. After ten breaths, Shen Ranming's breathing finally stabilized. When he stood up, his body was still a little shaky. Seeing that his junior brother was fine, Sikong Qian said with a mixture of admiration and regret: "Junior Brother Su, your junior sister is quite good. She looks like a disciple of my Huaxue Ridge."
Su Yang had already arrived at Yi Sanmei's side, giving her a dose of Precious Color Wine, ignoring Sikong Qian's words. The Precious Color Wine was indeed a fifth-grade healing potion. As soon as Yi Sanmei drank it, a powerful and clear spiritual energy immediately surged through her body, nourishing her veins, which were aching from the excessive spiritual energy withdrawal. All internal injuries were completely healed, even the flesh wounds healed in the blink of an eye. Yi Sanmei tried to circulate her spiritual energy and found that her meridians were becoming more and more transparent.
Third Sister Yi was no longer confused. She should play to her strengths and avoid her weaknesses. Since her spiritual power was limited, she didn't need to be bound by formalities.
"Thank you so much for today." Third Sister Yi bowed sincerely to Chen Ranming. Just by looking at Chen Ranming's eyes, she knew they had both broken free from their respective restraints. Although Chen Ranming didn't understand the etiquette, he imitated the bow. The two stopped talking, turned their gazes away, and each retreated to their senior brother's side.
Just as Su Yang was about to say something, his expression suddenly changed. He said quickly, "Today's business is over. I'll leave the talisman in your care, Junior Brother. We'll take our leave." Third Sister Yi was a little puzzled as to why the atmosphere around him suddenly darkened. Then she heard Su Yang's voice, "Master has come out of retreat and wants us to go to Zhaojian Palace."
"Master." Yi Sanmei's heart stopped for a moment. That terrifying initiation ceremony was practically etched into her memory, leaving her instinctively fearful of Zhao Jian Gong, and even more so of its master. But now she wouldn't back down. She took a deep breath and mentally prepared herself.
Seeing the two of them leaving in a hurry, Sikong Qian slapped Shen Ranming on the head, muttering, "What a pity, what a pity!"
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