Chapter 191: There Is WindTranslator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

Liu Chenyu’s pretty eyes flashed. She could tell his nature from their conversation. He wasn’t a braggart. Since he had complimented Ye Futian and Yu Sheng’s talent, it was clear that they were extraordinary. However, Ye Wuchen said that the prides of the Eastern Barren Territory couldn’t compare with them. Liu Chenyu still didn’t believe that.

After all, she was one of those people. It wasn’t that she was confident. She was just more familiar with the top forces than Ye Wuchen. He hadn’t seen them before so he might underestimate them. However, she was now curious about how strong Ye Futian and Yu Sheng were.

“I’ll wait and see,” Liu Chenyu smiled. She was a bit excited. Ye Wuchen knew that Liu Chenyu didn’t believe him but he told her because she left a good impression. She didn’t seem upset after knowing the truth. Instead, she had even joined the competition. This made him think well of her.

Whether they joined the Liu Kingdom or not, Liu Chenyu could still be their friend. Ye Futian and Yu Sheng, on the other hand, all wished to take revenge for his lost arm and kill Li Daoyun. It was highly likely they would become enemies with the Fuyun Sword Clan. Today, Li Daoqing had been angered. Under these circumstances, it would be great to receive Liu Chenyu’s help. Of course, he didn’t want to take advantage of her. He just told the truth.

“He’s starting.” Liu Chenyu looked to Ye Futian and continued, “Pretend we never talked. I’d like to see how long he can keep pretending.”

Servant? She wanted to see how this handsome young servant would perform in this area.

At that moment, Ye Futian was staring at the huge flame statue before him. When his mind entered the statue, the flames instantly swallowed him up. It was even burning at his spiritual intent. It was terrible.

Sensing something wrong, Ye Futian’s noble intent rushed wildly into the statue. His intent transformed into a phantom, fending off the incoming flames.

This was a world of fire. The figure formed by his intent stood in the fire. Both the ground and the sky was fiery-red. Endless waves of fire hit him, trying to burn his intent to ashes.

If Ye Futian’s body wasn’t formed by noble intent, he would probably be wiped out instantly and get swallowed. The intent contained by the flame statue was so terrifying. No wonder the people cultivating around here looked so powerful.

Now, a red maple leaf seemed to appear in the sea of fire. It seemed to be burning with extreme fire, formed by the flame intent. The maple leaf floated towards Ye Futian and fell upon the body created by his intent.

At that moment, Ye Futian clearly felt an extremely terrifying burning sensation. A maple leaf imprint appeared on his body. The mark contained extremely bright firelight and burned with a golden glow that spread to the rest of his body.

Ye Futian fought with the flame intent but he quickly discovered that in this world of endless flames, countless maple leaves fluttered in the air. They kept appearing, quickly covering the sky and sweeping towards him. Soon, his body was covered in maple leaf marks, burning at him. He actually felt pain.

At this time, maple leaf imprints seemed to appear on his body in the outside world. It was frightening. Is this a spell? Ye Futian thought. A burst of icy intent bloomed on his body, covering him with a layer of frost. The maple imprints were also covered.

Inside the statue, Ye Futian’s body changed as well. Fire and ice mixed and the two different intents complemented each other, stopping the other from swallowing him. After that, he began quietly studying the intent in this world of fire. A long time later, he started fighting back against the statue’s intent. Instead of defending passively, he was attacking.

A stream of fire flowed towards Ye Futian from the statue. It transformed into endless threads of fire that was about to wrap around him. Many people looked over at Ye Futian in shock.

How did he do this? What step would he get to?

The statue and his body’s intent combined and became one. Only the top geniuses that specialized in the flame intent could become enlightened inside the statue. However, Ye Futian’s aura was clearly at the top of the Second-level Dharma Plane. He was still a step away from the Third-level.

At that time, the flame current turned around and returned to the statue, disappearing from Ye Futian’s body.

“Did he fail?” Everyone looked to Ye Futian. It was normal to fail at the Second-level Dharma Plane.

At that time, Ye Futian opened his eyes. The aura slowly faded and a bright smile appeared in his eyes. It was just as how he’d guessed.

“He’s unharmed.” Many people were shocked at Ye Futian. Someone of such a low plane had studied the statue for so long but was unharmed. Ye Futian’s talent must be extraordinary.

Liu Chenyu had been studying him. Seeing Ye Futian open his eyes, she said to Ye Wuchen, “He indeed is very powerful. It seems that he has noble intent already. It’s mid-level noble fate as well.”

Otherwise, he wouldn’t be able to handle it. But even so, it wasn’t to the extent that Ye Wuchen had said. Ye Futian had failed to become one with the statue. Perhaps he could do it after he reached the pinnacle of the Dharma Plane.

“Yu Sheng,” Ye Futian called. Then he gazed at Ye Wuchen who was beside Liu Chenyu and said, “Young Master.”

Ye Wuchen felt awkward. Liu Chenyu already knew but Ye Futian was still calling him that.

“Continue.” Liu Chenyu seemed to smile at Ye Futian. She wanted to know how much longer he could keep up the act.

Seeing Liu Chenyu’s smile, Ye Futian thought something was wrong. What expression was that? However, Ye Wuchen and Yu Sheng arrived beside him.

“This statue is strange. You can try communicating with it,” Ye Futian said to them.

Yu Sheng and Ye Wuchen nodded. Since Ye Futian said that, he must have discovered something.

The two walked to the statue best for them and sat down to sense with their eyes closed. Ye Futian moved. Instead of staying to cultivate before the flame statue, he went to another powerful statue. He sat down and continued studying that one. Loulan Xue also walked over and found an ice statue. Lin Yueyao tried too. She was almost wiped out but thankfully, she reacted quickly.

“Princess, you seem interested in them.” Liu Chenyu’s servant was curious. The princess rarely became so close to men.

“Half a year ago, someone who said he was from the Hundred Lands received the noble fate and was accepted by the Royal Xuan Temple. Later, the Ancient Barren World opened. Apparently many people from the place no one cares about came here,” Liu Chenyu said.

“Do you think they’re from there?”

Liu Chenyu didn’t reply. Even if she didn’t think Ye Futian was as impressive as Ye Wuchen said, he was still at the level of the prides of some top forces. If he really did come from the Hundred Lands, then he was honestly shocking.

At that time, many people looked at the stairs. A group of people had arrived. The leader was a girl dressed in a long white dress. She was so beautiful, her steps were so light, and her figure was so wonderful that she looked like a fairy. She had many followers behind her, both men and women.

Seeing her appearance, someone exclaimed, “It’s the Witch, Gu Biyue.”

“It’s her?” Hearing the words “the Witch,” many people looked over. They were all shocked by the newcomer. She seemed to radiate a magnetic force as she walked, making everyone fall for her.

She was Gu Biyue from the Witch Mountain. The names Chenyu and Biyue both came from poetry about beauties so many people would compare her with Liu Chenyu. They were both extremely beautiful girls.

Gu Biyue smiled brilliantly, making many people fall for her without even trying. She walked to Liu Chenyu. “I heard that you got some subordinates that hurt Li Daoyun’s brother?”

Something flashed past Liu Chenyu’s eyes. Did news really spread that fast? This meant that the Fuyun Sword Clan would get here soon too.

“What is it to you?”

“I just pity Li Daoyun. He’s been pursuing you for this long but was rejected in such a cruel way,” Gu Biyue said delicately.

“Does that mean I have a bigger chance?” someone else said. Another group arrived on the steps. The man in the front wore a golden robe. He was very elegant.

It’s the Ji Family. Everyone’s eyes flashed again. The Ji Family was a top noble family and had been passed down many generations in the Eastern Barren Territory. They weren’t just a simple family anymore. Many other clans were subordinate to them. They controlled a portion of the Eastern Barren Territory.

“Ji Zimo, are you pursuing the princess now?” the Witch teased.

“If I can marry either of you two, it’ll be great. Of course, if you both are willing, it’ll be perfect.” Ji Zimo smiled at the beauties.

“I don’t think you can take it.” The Witch’s pretty eyes rolled and her gentle voice was disarming.

“I need to try to know,” Ji Zimo chuckled.

“The star is here.” The Witch looked behind him.

There were several glowing figures there with swords on their backs. It was the Fuyun Sword Clan! Li Daoqing was amongst them!

Chapter 192: The Body of the Sword

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

Li Daoqing’s group arrived. The eyes of the people at the top of the mountain were all fixed on them. The two beside Li Daoqing were all from the Fuyun Sword Clan.

“Mu Yunhe, Xiao Teng.” Ji Zimo smiled when he saw the two. Mu Yunhe and Xiao Teng were all extraordinary cultivators of the Fuyun Sword Clan. Mu Yunhe especially was at the Eighth Level Dharma Plane. He had the noble fate in swordsmanship.

The three took a look around and then noticed Liu Chenyu. They walked to her. Mu Yunhe called, “Princess Chenyu!”

Li Daoyun was pursuing Liu Chenyu. They didn’t want the relationship to become too awkward since Liu Chenyu wasn’t the one that hurt Li Daoqing. It was one of her subordinates. In this case, Liu Chenyu had nothing to do with Li Daoqing’s being defeated.

Liu Chenyu looked at Mu Yunhe’s trio without emotions. “What’s the matter?”

“Don’t you know?” the witch Gu Biyue said with a smile. It seemed that Liu Chenyu wanted to protect her subordinates.

“I’ve heard that Daoqing made rude remarks about the princess and caused some misunderstandings. I’m here to apologize,” Mu Yunhe said. Liu Chenyu looked at the man before her. Mu Yunhe was indeed Mu Yunhe—very considerate.

“No need to apologize. He has been taught a lesson,” Liu Chenyu said indifferently. The spectators were amazed. Liu Chenyu took Yu Sheng’s cruel beating Li Daoqing as a lesson for his rudeness to her. This meant that she would take responsibility for it. In this case, people were quite curious about how Mu Yunhe would react. Would he turn against Liu Chenyu? If so, that would be very interesting.

“He deserved it.” Mu Yunhe nodded. The people were shocked but Mu Yunhe continued, “However, Daoqing is quite reluctant to accept being defeated with a ritual implement. This time, he comes for a fair fight. It has nothing to do with Your Highness. He just wants to save the dignity of the Fuyun Sword Clan. I hope you won’t take any offense.”

Liu Chenyu gazed deeply at Mu Yunhe and responded coldly, “Li Daoqing is at the Fifth Level Dharma Plane while the one that defeated him is at the Second Level Dharma Plane. Where is the fairness?”

“Level is a part of one’s strength. Since you think so highly of that man, there must be something special about him. If you think it’s unfair, Daoqing will suppress his ability while fighting,” Mu Yunhe said calmly.

Liu Chenyu stared at Mu Yunhe while he continued, “The men of the Fuyun Sword Clan could be defeated, but not in this way. If Daoqing is defeated again but in a fairer way, we’ll let it go.”

Mu Yunhe spoke calmly but he still sounded aggressive, despite speaking to the princess of the Liu Kingdom. It was not only about Li Daoqing who was humiliated in public, but also about the reputation of the Fuyun Sword Clan. If Liu Chenu stuck to what she had said before, Mu Yunhe couldn’t blame her. However, the clan would not just let it go this way.

Liu Chenyu could tell Mu Yunhe’s resolution from his words. She walked toward Ye Futian’s group. Everyone followed her. Gu Biyue grew curious. Did Liu Chenyu really plan to have her people fight with Li Daoqing again?

Many eyes followed Liu Chenyu. People came up to the top of the hill constantly from the stairs. They were all not nearby and hearing that Li Daoqing was beaten up by Liu Chenyu’s subordinate, they all gathered to watch the show.

At this time, Ye Futian’s group was cultivating quietly. Appearing to notice something, they opened their eyes to see everyone looking over. Then they saw Li Daoqing and Liu Chenyu’s group and immediately figured out what was happening.

Ye Futian’s group gathered together. Liu Chenyu told them what had just happened and said, “If you don’t want to fight, just ignore them.”

Hearing this, Ye Futian grew interested. Did they want to fight without using any ritual implements? Someone was beaten up but wanted to talk about fairness?

Li Daoyun intended to kill them with his peak achievement in Dharma and he chopped off one of Ye Wuchen’s arms. Was this fair too? If the one who was defeated was not Li Daoqing but Yu Sheng, the clan would say nothing about it. But the fact was contrary and now they wanted a fair fight?

“So you really went back to complain.” Yu Sheng glanced at Li Daoqing.

“Do you want to die?” Li Daoqing’s face was livid. He had been beaten violently by Yu Sheng. At this moment, he just felt pain all over his body. If not for the special recovery methods, he would not be able to fight at this moment.

“What a ridiculous fairness!” Yu Sheng stepped forward.

“Since he wants fairness, I’ll fight again.” Ye Wuchen said calmly. He was at the same level as Li Daoqing—the Fifth Level Dharma Plane. If Li Daoqing wanted to talk about fairness, Ye Wuchen would like to fight with him.

Yu Sheng looked at Ye Wuchen and said, “Okay.”

Ye Wuchen’s arm had been damaged by Li Daoqing’s senior brother, Li Daoyun. He was more suitable for this fight.

Ye Wuchen stood out but didn’t pull out his sword. Since Li Daoqing wanted a fair fight, he would fulfill that wish.

Li Daoqing stepped out. In a second, great murderous sword intent could be sensed. A terrible storm of sword aura rolled over. Great sword intent swept towards Ye Wuchen’s body.

Li Daoqing was considered to be just as talented as his senior brother Li Daoyun. He had great achievement in swordsmanship with a mid-level noble fate. His sword intent was extremely strong too. However, Ye Wuchen was just like him.

When the two’s sword intents appeared, people including Gu Biyue were all stunned. No wonder Liu Chenyun wished to protect this group. They were all great talents. It appeared that Liu Chenyu wanted them to join Liu Kingdom. But even with great talent, it would still be hard for Ye Wuchen to win against Li Daoqing.

Ye Wuchen stood there quietly, emanating horrible sword intent as if he was a statue cast by swords

The moment Li Daoqing moved, countless beams of light filled this space. They were the reflections of the swords. He moved very quickly like lightning. People could only see his blurred figure. Then they saw Li Daoqing descend from above Ye Wuchen. Countless swords appeared and swept over the air. At this moment, people saw horrible sword streaks cut the void. If Ye Wuchen was hit by those lights, his body would be cut into countless pieces.

“It’s the Split Light Sword Technique.” People all saw the brilliant sword which was like a godly technique. They could practically see Ye Wuchen be engulfed by the endless sword light.

As an extraordinary cultivator of the Fuyun Sword Clan, Li Daoqing showed his absolute advantage with only one move.

Ye Wuchen still stood there. Everyone was watching, wondering whether he just couldn’t figure out how to resist this. If he couldn’t, he would most likely die.

Ye Futian looked coldly at the sword. The opponent had started with a fatal move.

Liu Chenyu only stared at Ye Wuchen. Surprisingly, he didn’t even move. Shocking sword intent flowed through him at this time but it was still hard to block Li Daoqing’s attack.

Mu Yunhe and Xiao Teng looked satisfied. There were no flaws in Li Daoqing’s attack.

Endless swords tearing through the air were about to hit Ye Wuchen. Everyone mourned for him. Would he lose with just one move? Sure enough, there was still a big gap between him and the Fuyun Sword Clan.

Just as the sword came down, Ye Wuchen’s body, bathed in the light of sword, turned transparent. It was as if he was a sword rather than a man. When cutting down, Li Daoqing’s sword was influenced. It spun around as if it was to be integrated with his body and become a part of that sword.

“It is the sword body!” The people of the Fuyun Sword clan were surprised. Ye Wuchen was not Ye Wuchen anymore; he was the incarnation of the sword.

The sword body was the ultimate pursuit of all swordsmen. It could not be attained merely relying on talent. One also needed an incomparable faith and a sincere heart in swordsmanship. The sword and the self must be one. People who could form the sword body were all top talents of swordsmanship.

“It’s not the sword body yet but just an immature form.” Mu Yunhe was shocked by this sight. Even now, it was still very destructive. It was very possible for Ye Wuchen to succeed.

Seeing this scene, Li Daoqing felt embarrassed. His fatal kill was integrated into Ye Wuchen’s body. His body like a sword, he streaked past. Another sword struck out as if all blades were one. A horrible light sliced through the air.

At this moment, Ye Wuchen’s body moved. He looked like the king of swordsmanship. As he moved, all swords followed him. His body seemed to be turned into a real sword and descended on Li Daoqing. Li Daoqing felt great murderous sword intent approaching. He stepped back but a bunch of cold light swept past his neck. Li Daoqing stopped, his eyes fixed on the figure.

Ye Wuchen had caught up to him with the sword and sliced the throat. Blood flowed down Li Daoqing’s neck. He would die if Ye Wuchen made the slightest move.

Everything was silent. Many people shuddered inwardly at the sight of that sword. The Fuyun Sword Clan was famous for its swordsmanship. The clan was known as the strongest sword clan in the Eastern Barren Territory. However, Li Daoqing, one of the top talents from the Fuyun Sword Clan, was defeated by just one move.

Though Ye Wuchen only made one move, everyone could tell how strong he was. It was enough for him to be compared with those top talents of the Fuyun Sword Clan.

Liu Chenyu was shocked too. She had heard Ye Wuchen had lost one arm when fighting with Li Daoyun but still wounded Li Daoyun. However, she didn’t realize how excellent Ye Wuchen was until now. He was stronger than she had imagined before. However, Ye Wuchen once said that he was the least competent of the three. Was it really so?

Liu Chenyu doubted that. She didn’t train in swordsmanship but she knew that what Ye Wuchen had performed was an indication of the sword body. A swordsman that learned the sword body was so terrifying.

She looked at Mu Yunhe and Xiao Teng and said, “This is the fairness you asked for before. Satisfied?”

Mu Yunhe looked at Ye Wuchen deeply and said, “We are indeed defeated. We will let this go.”

The eyes of the Witch Clan and Ji Family grew sharp. Other spectators were a little disappointed. The Fuyun Sword Clan would not take further action?

“That’s it?” At this time, an untimely voice sounded.

People turned around and saw Ye Futian stepping forward. He was gazing coolly at the Fuyun Sword Clan!