He Yunxiao pondered Qing Yuzi's words in his heart. He had always thought that although Master Bai looked young, he was actually quite old. But now, it seemed that wasn't the case...
However... according to general rules, a Grandmaster in their twenties is already a prodigy, and to cultivate to the level of a Great Grandmaster would probably take at least ten years...
He Yunxiao recalled the moment he saw Qing Yuzi's appearance. Other things might be faked, but the collagen in Bai Daozhang's face was something that couldn't be faked. During their dual cultivation, her small hands were also soft and supple, not at all like someone "of advanced age."
She is either very young, a "martial arts prodigy" like Chu Xiaoxiao, or she possesses a "youth preservation technique" that allows her to maintain her youthful appearance.
He Yunxiao's mind was racing when he suddenly heard Qing Yuzi say, "We're almost there."
He Yunxiao snapped out of his daze and realized they were already close to the gates of Luoyue Pass. (www.cascoo.net)
At this critical moment, He Yunxiao had no choice but to focus on breaking through the city. He was likely to face an ambush from a Grandmaster, so he could not afford to be careless.
"Who goes there!"
Just as they were about to reach the city wall of Luoyue Pass, He Yunxiao suddenly heard a roar from the city wall.
The sound, imbued with internal force, was deafening; the speaker was at least a grandmaster-level cultivator.
A man jumped down from the city wall, landing in front of He Yunxiao and Qing Yuzi. "Don't you two think it's a bit too presumptuous of you to visit so late at night?"
He Yunxiao glanced at Master Bai, signaling her to stop rambling.
Qing Yuzi understood He Yunxiao's meaning, and with a flick of her flowing sash, a wide band of internal force suddenly formed, crashing onto the Grandmaster martial artist like waves crashing against the shore. Then, in the instant the Grandmaster was stunned by the attack, Qing Yuzi appeared beside him, raised her sleeve, and slapped the Grandmaster martial artist across the air with her internal force.
The troublesome Yan Kingdom master, after taking two blows from Qing Yuzi, immediately closed his eyes and collapsed to the ground.
He wasn't dead, but rather had fainted.
Qingyuzi cannot interfere with the laws of the secular world, so it's best not to kill. Besides, she isn't bloodthirsty, and the Yan general guarding the city isn't some utterly wicked person who deserves to die. Knocking him unconscious was a wise choice.
As the Yan Kingdom Grandmaster fell to the ground, He Yunxiao rushed to Qing Yuzi's side and, without pausing, shouted, "Break down the city gate!"
"Okay." Qing Yuzi responded, then flashed in front of He Yunxiao, and then flashed again to appear in front of the gate of Luoyue Pass.
He Yunxiao watched Bai Daozhang's speed and secretly cheered. Next, as long as he didn't make the mistake of "all villains being long-winded and talking nonsense," he could just blast him to pieces, and this broken city would be safe.
No sooner said than done.
He Yunxiao and Qing Yuzi charged towards the south gate of Luoyue Pass. The Yan troops who had been guarding the pass day and night against the Qi Kingdom's attack were no fools. Seeing that their general's attempts to stop them had failed, they decisively opened fire with their arrows.
A hail of arrows, along with spears, fireballs, and other projectiles, rained down on He Yunxiao.
Such arrows could be withstood by a martial artist at the Grandmaster level by erecting an internal force barrier. However, He Yunxiao was only at the ninth rank, so he couldn't release that much internal force and could only defend manually, which meant using his weapon to chop at the arrows, creating an umbrella with his blade to cut down the rain of arrows.
He Yunxiao didn't usually carry weapons, but that didn't stop him. The Yan Kingdom Grandmaster who had come down had brought a long spear, but he was now stunned by Qing Yuzi and couldn't use it, so He Yunxiao bought one for free and picked up the Yan Kingdom Grandmaster's weapon to swing it around.
Qing Yuzi wasn't particularly enthusiastic about helping others, but when her disciple He Yunxiao was in trouble, she decisively turned around and waved her hand, creating a barrier of internal energy above He Yunxiao, blocking all the scattered arrows.
He Yunxiao became anxious as soon as he saw Qing Yuzi distracted.
In novels, many villains' actions are ruined by their hesitation.
"Sister Bai, stop looking at me, why don't you break through the city?"
Qing Yuzi was taken aback.
Seeing that Master Bai was stunned, He Yunxiao became even more anxious, "Stupid woman, stop looking, it's just one last tremor away!"
Stupid women?
Qing Yuzi was awakened by He Yunxiao's scolding. She bit her red lips with her silver teeth, turned around suddenly, slowly raised her fair hand, and then pushed forward abruptly.
A surge of internal energy emerged from her fair palm, instantly transforming into a surging Yangtze River, rushing forward and crashing into the city gate of Luoyue Pass.
Just as He Yunxiao breathed a sigh of relief, a sudden change occurred.
Qing Yuzi's attack was abruptly halted at the foot of Luoyue Pass, as if it had been cut off.
He Yunxiao was startled; the Grandmaster of Yan Kingdom had appeared!
Sure enough, an old man in white robes suddenly appeared in front of Luoyue Pass. He was dressed in white robes and had a white beard, exuding an air of otherworldly elegance.
The white-robed old man snorted coldly and pushed out with his palm, dismantling Qing Yuzi's moves inch by inch.
The old man stroked his white beard and laughed, "The thirty-eighth move of the Profound Jade Spirit Palm, Qi Sea Whirlwind. Young girl, am I right?"
The arrows stopped, and He Yunxiao took two steps to stand beside Qing Yuzi.
“Yes.” Qing Yuzi spoke coldly as always.
"Haha. So you're the Taixu disciple who's come to capture me? Who is your master?" the old man laughed.
"My master is the Pure Li Zhenren."
"Oh, so you are Master Chunli. I am a disciple of True Person Chunqing. According to seniority, young lady, you should call me senior brother."
"Senior brother," Qing Yuzi said respectfully, bowing with his hands clasped.
He Yunxiao: ? ? ?
"Daoist Master, is he your senior brother?"
“He is my grandmaster, and I will also bring him back to the Taixu Sect.”
He Yunxiao and Qing Yuzi's whispers naturally reached the ears of the white-robed elder. However, the elder did not care and continued speaking to himself: "I am Qing Xuzi, and my junior sister and I are both from the 'Qing' generation of the Taixu Sect. I find my junior sister's voice quite immature. Could it be that when she becomes a Grandmaster, she is not yet old enough to know her destiny?"
Knowing one's destiny means being fifty years old.
Age! Now that we've got to Master Bai's age! He Yunxiao looked at Qing Yuzi expectantly.
Qing Yuzi answered his senior brother honestly, "Replying to senior brother, Qing Yuzi was taken in by Master to learn martial arts at the age of eight, became a Grandmaster at nineteen, and a Great Grandmaster at twenty-nine. Now I am thirty and a half years old."
He Yunxiao's focus wasn't on Qing Yuzi's talent, which made her a "protagonist," but on her last sentence, "Halfway through thirty." She was over thirty, that is, thirty-five years old.
He Yunxiao breathed a sigh of relief. Thank goodness, his master was in the prime of his life, as vigorous as a wolf.
"A Grandmaster at twenty-nine..." Qingxuzi murmured to himself. Suddenly he burst into laughter, "Hahaha. Junior sister is truly a prodigy. I only entered the martial arts world at fifteen, reached the ninth rank at forty, became a Grandmaster at fifty-five, and a Grandmaster at seventy-five. Now I'm in my second sixty. I could be considered a 'genius,' but compared to junior sister, I feel ashamed of myself."
The second sixty? This old bastard is 120? He Yunxiao was shocked.
At the age of 120, he can still fight Qing Yuzi? Is this what a "Grandmaster" is? Is this what "immortality" is?
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